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Breath, Eyes, Memory
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Women go through painful stuff in so many places around the world. This story has once again proven how women will always have to endure more, sacrifice, learn more...we always have to do more than men to be considered for anything, as anything.
I am deviating but throughout the story about these four women from Haiti, I was constantly struck by the enormity of their burden as a result of society's expectations, the violations of their bodies and minds, yet they still managed to get up every day to live a 'normal' life haunted by ghosts of their past.
The book follows Sophie a young Haitian girl who joins her mother in the USA after being raised for years by her aunt. The story takes us through her life in the America but most importantly her relationship with her mother and herself as she fights to be free.
3.5 stars
I am deviating but throughout the story about these four women from Haiti, I was constantly struck by the enormity of their burden as a result of society's expectations, the violations of their bodies and minds, yet they still managed to get up every day to live a 'normal' life haunted by ghosts of their past.
The book follows Sophie a young Haitian girl who joins her mother in the USA after being raised for years by her aunt. The story takes us through her life in the America but most importantly her relationship with her mother and herself as she fights to be free.
3.5 stars
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January 22, 2013
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December 23, 2015
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January 26, 2017
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January 31, 2017
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Jan 31, 2017 04:03AM
This book left me with sooo many questions. I have questions on the demise of Sophie's mom... i felt like more could be done to save her.
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Absolutely. Like Sophie's therapist kept saying, she needed to talk to someone. I was shocked when she passed. I do not know why it surprised me though, the signs were there all along.
The signs were there, but I feel Sophie could have gotten her mother help! Didnt she care or see the severity of her mothers mental illness? Makes me wonder if she wanted her mother to die, because of the 'abuse' her mother caused her during her childhood. This book carries so many burdens lol. I'm curious, why didn't you give it a full 4 stars?
I guess the ending left me wanting more. I feel there'll be a lot of unresolved issues for Sophie and her grandmother and aunt. Her grandmother dead and her mother, aunt and herself going through her funeral would have done it for me. And maybe they confront her mother's rape and rapist. All of this was left hanging. And her aunt! That woman is totally forgotten.
Very true... her aunt was forgotten. *sigh* there really wasn't any finality to this story. :(. But nevertheless, it was a painfully beautiful one.
Yes. It is beautifully written. Will try check out her other books.
Interesting your point of view. Am reading this book but i want to know how madness and healing is treated through this book.
For the older generation, their methods were not desirable. Then again they did what they thought was best. Their mistake was refusing to learn or adopt new methods of healing.
