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notesofacrocodile's review against another edition
informative
tense
4.0
powerful collection of essays on antigua, the eponymous small place. with firmness and emotion, jamaica kincaid tells us about her country, and how it suffers under the weariness that embodies antigua following the effects of colonialism. there is a beauty to her writing that does not take away from the ugliness that she desires to convey; whether it be the tyranny of governmental corruption, the ignorance of the white tourists, or even the infuriating behaviour and actions of the colonisers. admittedly, antigua is not a country that i know a lot about and this series of essays gave me an entry into the environment of the country; it doesn't hold the sanitised, overly technical, detached quality of traditional academic essays, rather she gives it a human touch that evokes empathy and rage for her, and for her people.
utzkhushi's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
5.0
sunday_evening's review against another edition
challenging
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Got a little ramble-y towards the end.
yoyo_itzozo's review against another edition
5.0
jamaica kincaid pulls absolutely no punches. i like that i read this shortly after i was thinking about how obnoxious travel influencers are, especially those that co-opt anti-racism and the like in their content. i was thinking, how colonial. and then i read ms. kincaid and she said "a tourist is an ugly thing." a great work with a lot of insights in so few pages. genuinely transformative