Yiirrss. Looking forward to this.
Yiirrss. Looking forward to this.
This is an excellent collection of stories about the Haitian diaspora. The subject matter is often difficult and disturbing, but the writing is brilliant and vivid.
A short collection of stories about Haiti, and Haitians, and the Haitian diaspora. Sad, painful, but also brilliant. A sucker punch to the heart.
#shortstories #Haiti # Roxane Gay is one of my favorite writers. This was a small quick read. Once you get into the stories ,you won‘t want to put the 📖 book down. Five stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Roxane is one of my favorite writers and gets a love of love on Litsy, so it‘s no surprise that I loved her debut. She packs quite a punch in under 3 hours of book! There was a bit more erotica than I like, but she is equally deft with fiction and nonfiction. I can now recommend her whole canon. 😉
I love her voice on the #audiobook!
This was a powerful collection of short stories. A definite content warning for sexual assault for people considering reading this one! Gay has woven such a variety of different narratives that centre Haiti or Haitian people, from the mystical to the mundane. Well worth the read! #queerbooks
My reading view - replete with whales. Lots of whales. 🐳
My first ever Litsy #bookhaul post! This was a haul from @strandbookstore from a little over a year ago. My third Litsy post ever! Sadly I‘ve only read the top book thus far, although Gourmet Rhapsody and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo have both moved up in priority on the TBR list. Thanks for the fun challenge @Lcsmcat ! #bookhaulchallenge
I finished listening to this as I touched up my nails. This was a collection of short stories about Haitians and Haitian Americans. Each different, and each compelling in its own way. Atmospheric and engaging. Roxane Gay is an undeniably good writer.
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Holy crap this collection is so good. I call her Queen Roxane for a reason.
Another #NewYearWhoDis pick from @candority
I liked the first half and was bored by the second half. I did like it better than her other short story collections.
Totally enjoyed this book. I finished it on New Year's Eve. The stories told in this book were engaging and left me thinking or laughing. @Litlady @monalyisha #NewYearWhodis
This is heartfelt and packs a punch with its personal and incredible words. I love her words. I adore Roxane Gay. She is a much needed voice and energy and I highly recommend anything she has written.
Full review goodreads.com/overtheedge
Absolutely stunning writing in this collection of short stories, all related in one way or another to Haiti. Gay is such a precise writer -- some of these stories are short -- just a page or two, but she tells them in a way that makes the reader connect with the characters immediately. Highly recommend. #reversereadathon
Returning these amazing books to my local library. Ayiti was a brilliant collection of early Roxanne Gay stories set in Haiti or about Haitians. The Poet X is a series of poems that tells the story of a teen exploring her creativity and navigating her adolescence.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Roxane Gay has such a command of the short story format that she is able to bring such depth and complexity in such a short word count. I loved the sensual ‘forbidden‘ love in Of Ghosts and Shadows, but was also floored by the harrowing multigenerational story of life born in conflict in In The Manner of Water or Light. This was a brilliant collection and a great starting point for those new to Gay‘s fiction.
Roxane Gay‘s first book must have recently been rereleased or something. Because it showed up in all my libraries at once. Like all she writes, this was real and deep and occasionally hard to read.
working five blocks from @strandbookstore is dangerous, but they have signed copies of Roxane Gay‘s books! 😭😍😁 #bookhaul #roxanegay