A review by dandelionfluff
Anacaona, Golden Flower by Edwidge Danticat

3.0

Looking around at all the really positive reviews makes me feel like I missed out on something. While I respect Edwidge Danticat immensely, I couldn't help but notice how flat-sounding the narration was. While this is definitely more of a mature edition to the series, addressing everything from natural death, to suicide, to tragedy, to imperialism, and even explaining Anacaona's murder in the Epilogue, I wasn't engaged with the text itself.

Her story is important, though, and I'm thankful Scholastic/Danticat took the time to tell it.