Status Updates From Spirit of Haiti (Afro-Latin...

"But she knew that she could hear her across the distance because of something that was alive in those hills, even if camouflaged, even if trampled beneath the feet and drowned out by the beating of drums."

"Maybe home is everywhere you've left and aren't any longer."

All 3 of the main characters 🫶

"I hated him, of course, because I loved him like one does one's own self." 😮‍💨🤌

"Everyone is simply trying to survive now." Récit captivant dès les premiers chapitres 👌

Not that I needed a reminder but bwoy, man wukless. (The two male pov characters in this book are actually quite lovely, one of them is even my fave, but otherwise...😒.)

The second re-read is proving to be almost euophoric. Reading to prep for an interview means I (try to) pay attention to so many things and damn, I can't believe this was a debut. The confidence and talent!

Carmen, baby girl, "Haitian with a Canadian passport", I love you, give the man more than $5.00.

I did not want them to be the same person Uncle Kiko why 😭😭😭😭. As soon as Mr Lois gave his sister's details "just in case" I was like, Oh nooooo, he's gonna need it it's not gonna work out nooooo. 😭😭😭😭

Already I have so many other works in my head from the first few pages. Works by Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Ayanna Lloyd Banwo, Lorna Goodison and the anthology Her True True Name edited by Pamela Mordecai and Betty Wilson.