Comments on: Review: Breath, Eyes, Memory, Edwidge Danticat

By: Sharon Oliver

Sharon Oliver — Thu, 27 May 2010 18:18:57 +0000

I first heard of Edwidge via a cousin of mine. I’m glad to add her works to my list of great reads. As a writer, I don’t get to read as much as I used to so I try to be very selective. Ms. Danticat is very talented indeed.

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By: Eva

Eva — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 03:12:50 +0000

I’m so happy I own this one! I LOVED The Farming of the Bones, and I just finished After the Dance, which was also awesome.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:12:46 +0000

In reply to Memory. I always thought of her as female because of her girly last name. I guess that wouldn't have been fair if she had, in fact, been a dude.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:11:43 +0000

In reply to trapunto. Really? I too am not a fan of Kaye Gibbons. What cadences didn't make sense before? I don't remember cadences not making sense...though it has been nearly a decade (yeesh, I feel old) since I read Ellen Foster.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:10:50 +0000

In reply to Jenny. Yes, I've heard very good things about that one. I'm just not the biggest fan of short stories, as a rule. Or at least I have only read a few by which I was wildly impressed, and short story collections rarely thrill me.

By: trapunto

trapunto — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:02:27 +0000

In reply to softdrink. Nice to know about this audio! I love it when they do the right accents. Kaye Gibbons makes me swoon. I wasn't a fan of her writing until I heard her read it herself, then all the cadences made sense, and it was practically poetry.

By: Memory

Memory — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 03:31:49 +0000

Edwidge Danticat is brand new to me, so I initially assumed she was a man. You know, on account of the Ed part. I was surprised to learn that she is, in fact, female. She does have an awesome name, either way.

By: Nymeth

Nymeth — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:12:33 +0000

In reply to Jenny. This was my first time reading her, but I wonder if she does. I've heard wonders about Kirk? Krak! (which IS a collection of short stories), so I think I'll try that next.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:14:30 +0000

In reply to Amanda. You're welcome! I hope you enjoy it when you get around to it. Did your husband like After the Dance? I am trying to decide on what Danticat book to read next.