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The Dew Breaker
The Dew Breaker
Author: Edwidge Danticat
We meet him late in life: a quiet man, a good father and husband, a fixture in his Brooklyn neighborhood, a landlord and barber with a terrifying scar across his face. As the book unfolds, moving seamlessly between Haiti in the 1960s and New York City today, we enter the lives of those around him, and learn that he has also kept a vital, danger...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781400034291
ISBN-10: 1400034299
Publication Date: 3/8/2005
Pages: 256
Rating:
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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3.4 stars, based on 59 ratings
Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Helpful Score: 3
Sad, interesting story about Haitian immigrants and those they leave behind. Very thought provoking. Beautifully written -- lovely language and believeable characters.
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Helpful Score: 2
If you've liked Danticat's other books, you'll love this one. Interesting premise, really pushes you to think about the personal v. the political and the nature (& limitations) of forgiveness. This is my favorite of her books, but still not quite my cup of tea.
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Confusing. The stories were not woven together for the reader to make connections between the characters.
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I love the way the stories inter=related and inter-twined!
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What a remarkable author. This book is written like a puzzle that all comes together in the end.
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Wonderful writer, compelling story. I loved listening to this.

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