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The Dew Breaker
The Dew Breaker
Author: Edwidge Danticat
(Advanced Reader's Edition; Uncorrected Proof) — From the universally acclaimed author of Breath, Eyes, Memory and Krik? Krak! (both Oprah's Book Club selections), a powerful new work of fiction that explores the trials and reconciliations in the life of a man known as a "dew breaker", a torturer, whose past crimes in the country of his birth lie...  more »
ISBN: 446949
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 244
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Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
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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