End of The Book
After finishing the book, i didn't think it was repetitive as everyone has been saying. This might be to the fact that i didnt read it all in large sittings, but a little at a time. If anything it helped me as a recap of whats been going on. I can easily see why she would want to repeat alot of things because as shes writing the story it seems like she is fighting with herself about how she feels. The end i think is actually very good. Some of the parts of the book that stood out to me were the beginning and the middle. Right off the bat she started with that powerful line about how she found out her brother had aids, and it jumps you right into the story. Then after the middle point in the book just when you think your really getting to know her brother and hes getting better, all of a sudden the second part of the book starts up and you find out hes dead. She ties up alot of loose ends and the story ends up where you feel like you understand pretty much whats going on. Overall it wasnt as bad of a book that i though it was going to be, it was an easy read and it gave me alot of insight to how hard things in other cultures can be.
posted by Anonymous @ 7:32 PM
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I also feel that the ending of this book was a recap of the entire book. I really liked the fact that she made it clear to whom she was writting to and who she was intending to receive acceptance from. The fact that she waited until the final twenty pages to express her intent in writting this book really helps us put things in perspective. I got the sense that Kincaid used this book as a way of getting over confused feelings towards her brother and her mother by sub-conciously listening to herself write about them. I can see how her style developed throughout the book and how the repetitiveness is part of the style Kincaid's writting. I enjoyed the book and I would not mind reading more of her work.
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