Wednesday Reading Meme

[osprey_archer]

What I’ve Just Finished Reading

Edwidge Danticat’s Claire of the Sea Light, which is not quite what I expected (in particular, I expected more Claire), but liked quite a bit nonetheless. It’s as much a series of interconnected short stories as a novel: each chapter focuses on the story of a different character (Claire’s father & Claire, the cloth-

Comments

[asakiyume]

But I think it is more that Danticat loves all her characters. The book is full of mercy, or perhaps grace in a religious sense: Danticat offers understanding to all the characters, even the ones who don’t deserve it - even if they haven’t even begun to realize how much they need to repent.

Yes, this is it. You say it so beautifully.

[osprey_archer]

I'm glad it came out understandably. I had some trouble articulating just what made the book so un-grim - grace in this sense is not a common quality in books (or anywhere else, really).

[girl_called_sun]

A Natural History of Dragons is a great title for a book, I think I'll have to read it! Great recs.... thanks...

[osprey_archer]

I have been betrayed by titles before, but I think this one should turn out all right. Fingers crossed!