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A review by gabbylikestoread
Drifting by Katia D. Ulysse
3.0
Drifting follows the four Haitian families as they work through friendships, work, school and success in Haiti and the US. It is told through various perspectives and timelines. The author, Katia Ulysse, is a very talented writer who does my favorite thing: she creates characters that are tangible and relatable. From Flora to Marianne, Sageese to Enide, there were many women in this novel who reminded me of someone I knew. The format was reminiscent of Black Cake: collections of stories that are tied to a larger narrative. It wasn’t always straightforward how each family was connected to the other, which I was mostly okay with.
I liked this novel but I’m not sure if it was for me. There were some loose ends that I wish were tied up towards the close, particularly how the young women like Flora, Sagesse and Yseult ended up. I would definitely recommend this book to fans of intergenerational family dramas, especially those that are set in the Caribbean.
I liked this novel but I’m not sure if it was for me. There were some loose ends that I wish were tied up towards the close, particularly how the young women like Flora, Sagesse and Yseult ended up. I would definitely recommend this book to fans of intergenerational family dramas, especially those that are set in the Caribbean.