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Title: The Farming of Bones: A Novel by Edwidge Danticat ISBN: 0-14-028049-9 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: September, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.46 (48 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A clear voice among the madness
Comment: The rhythm of the author's words ring with the cadence of the Caribbean and her voice is clear, wise and poetic. Written in the first person, the young woman, Amabelle, uses simple and deep cutting words to tell her story. Her words are sensual when describing her man, wise as she helps deliver the baby of the wealthy Dominican woman for whom she works as a servant; and deeply cutting as she flees from the slaughter and bears witness to the events going on around her.
I was moved and horrified, and was right there in her emotions as she simply told this story which takes place during the dictator, Trujillo's regime. Dominicans who tried to fight this madness met the same fate as the Haitians as their world, too, crumbled about them. Reading this book, I felt as deeply for the Haitians as I do for the sufferings of the Jews in the Holocaust, or the Cambodians who died on the killing fields.
I must say though, that in spite of the horror, the book is a pleasure to
read because it is a little gem of good writing. It also opened my mind to a period in history that I had no knowledge of and raised the kinds of issues that need exploring.
Rating: 5
Summary: For Edwidge Danticat, A Nobel Prize for Farming of the Bones
Comment: Edwidge Danticat is a powerful writer who economizes her words but not her emotions. Her descriptions of life love and death are short, and poignant. Amabelle, the main character in this short novel lives in you. She takes you into a complex uncomfortable world where good does not follow good and where your destiny is out of your control. The interaction between the characters is very well presented. It creates tension and anticipation. You know that what is coming is not going to be pretty and you are not disappointed. . This novel is not for the faint of heart. It is a harsh story told in excellent style. Danticat gets an "A" for the Story and an "A+" for her writing. Danticat is already a mature writer who tells the true story of the massacre of thousands of Haitians at the "Bloody River". First, you cannot put the book down till it's over and then, you are so sorry that it has ended. It will be hard for Danticat to best " The Farming of the Bones" This book should be required reading for Haitians and Dominicans. This is History told in a Powerful Novel. P.S. I also loved Esmeralda Santiago's "America's Dream" Andre from Chappaqua, NY
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent!
Comment: In the spirit of nearly every novel that I love, I had the most difficult time getting past the first 30 pages. I, like many lead a life full of work and activities, usually the only things I read are very short articles in magazines. This book is not intended for light reading. Danticat is almost in the category of Toni Morrison. If you do not wish to think, do not pick this one up. However, if you enjoying thought-provoking literature that will forever remain in your memory, buy this one now.
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Title: Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat, Edwidge Danticat ISBN: 037570504X Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 18 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat ISBN: 067976657X Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 02 April, 1996 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: After the Dance : A Walk Through Carnival in Jacmel, Haiti by Edwidge Danticat ISBN: 0609609084 Publisher: Crown Pub. Date: 06 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: The Dew Breaker by EDWIDGE DANTICAT ISBN: 1400041147 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 09 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: Behind the Mountains (First Person Fiction) by Edwidge Danticat ISBN: 0439372992 Publisher: Orchard Books Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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