jackieeh's review against another edition
4.0
Danticat is exactly the person I want to go on this journey with. Her personal story is all the more moving for all the texts she brings into conversation. This is an ideal craft text, too, because form and function are in perfectly harmony.
sittingwishingreading's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
tanyxscreams's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
5.0
Why do I make myself sad
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Death of parent
Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault
cmarie1665's review against another edition
4.0
i want to read all of her other books and all the books she mentions that i haven't read
nick_lehotsky's review against another edition
5.0
Gripping, profound, fulfilling. That's this book in three words! Danticat draws on the personal experience of grieving the loss of her mother, as well as writings about death from writers such as Zora Neale Hurston and Toni Morrison. One of my favorite reads this year.