The Farming of Bones
by Edwidge Danticat
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalwarfresh & originalunsavouryheavylinearemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancehuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeExpect a stirring, weighty novel, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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3.5 / 5
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About This Book
It is 1937, the Dominican side of the Haitian border. Amabelle, orphaned at the age of eight when her parents drowned, is a maid to the young wife of an army colonel. She has grown up in this household, a faithful servant. Sebastien is a field hand, an itinerant sugarcane cutter. They are Haitians, useful to the Dominicans but not really welcome.
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- Author
- Edwidge Danticat
- Published
- 1998
- Pages
- 312
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- Open Library
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