Ayiti

3.5

Many of these stories are brutal, and I believe all of them are shockingly explicit. It's amazing how Gay can write so plainly, to just lay the truth bare. It's hard to look at. I love everything she's written. The only thing that saddens me is that every story was about pain, and perhaps finding some small pleasure in that pain. I would have loved one story that focused on joy or pride in Haiti rather than just enending pain.

A beautiful compilations of stories that capture the essence of Haitians in the mainland and the Diaspora. Painful at some points, but fully grabs your attention, I couldn't put the book down!