pickOof this was a tough read! The family‘s difficulties through the 2009 recession hit me particularly hard. Coming out of grad school then, I could relate to the job struggles. 😬😢
Trelawny‘s parents escaped the violence of 1970s Jamaica to raise him and his brother in South Florida. These interconnected short stories follow him and his family through Hurricane Andrew and the 2009 recession, which finds Trelawny homeless and at odds with them.
Cinfhen This was just an ok listen for me 🤷🏼♀️ 1y
Hooked_on_books I really liked this one. There‘s definitely a couple on the short list I would swap out for this one instead. 1y
BarbaraBB I‘ll safe this one for #ReadinhTheAmericas2023! 1y
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Megabooks @Cinfhen can‘t win ‘em all! 1y
Megabooks @Hooked_on_books for sure! I‘m excited to see what he writes next. I definitely got caught up in this one. 1y
Megabooks @BarbaraBB it doesn‘t actually take place in Jamaica at all. I always wonder if diaspora reads should count. 🤔 1y
Hooked_on_books @Megabooks @BarbaraBB I‘ve had that thought about diaspora reads as well. I think some of them should absolutely count, as sometimes they give you even more a sense of the culture than books set in the country do. 1y
BarbaraBB @Hooked_on_books I totally agree. It‘s hard to know on forehand. I often think I‘ll start with this one and maybe I‘ll read another one actually set there - but in the end I don‘t do that 🤷🏻♀️ Now I‘m not sure what to do with this one Meg 🙂 1y