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The Dew Breaker
The Dew Breaker
Author: Edwidge Danticat
From the universally acclaimed author of Breath, Eyes, Memory and Krik? Krak!, a brilliant, deeply moving work of fiction that explores the world of a “dew breaker”—a torturer—a man whose brutal crimes in the country of his birth lie hidden beneath his new American reality. — We meet him late in his life. He ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781402572012
ISBN-10: 1402572018
Publication Date: 3/2004
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4 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Recorded Books
Book Type: Audio Cassette
Other Versions: Paperback, Hardcover, 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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