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A review by keepingupwiththepenguins
Island on the Edge of the World by Deborah Rodriguez
4.0
I'm really impressed with the way that Deborah Rodriguez managed to take some really heavy themes and issues and turn them into a fun summer read. Island On The Edge Of The World is just as bright and colourful as its cover! In it, four very different women come together to do the impossible: find a lost child, and a missing mother, in Haiti.
My radar is set to ping at anything that smells like a white-saviour story, but Rodriguez does the work to show a multitude of perspectives and emphasise the importance of self-determination and respect for countries and people in need. This would be a great book club pick - especially because this edition includes discussion questions, Haitian recipes, and a guide to ethically helping Haitian people in the back.
The fine folks at Bantam Books were kind enough to send me a copy of this one for review, and an extended version is available to subscribers at Keeping Up With the Penguins.
My radar is set to ping at anything that smells like a white-saviour story, but Rodriguez does the work to show a multitude of perspectives and emphasise the importance of self-determination and respect for countries and people in need. This would be a great book club pick - especially because this edition includes discussion questions, Haitian recipes, and a guide to ethically helping Haitian people in the back.
The fine folks at Bantam Books were kind enough to send me a copy of this one for review, and an extended version is available to subscribers at Keeping Up With the Penguins.