The Dew Breaker by Edwidge Danticat

The Dew Breaker

Edwidge Danticat

244 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction historical short stories challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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Description

We meet him late in life: a quiet man, a good father and husband, a fixture in his Brooklyn neighborhood, a landlord and barber with a terrifying scar across his face. As the book unfolds, moving seamlessly between Haiti in the 1960s and New York ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 805 reviews

Moods

emotional 71%
reflective 69%
dark 67%
challenging 51%
sad 48%
tense 42%
informative 26%
mysterious 22%
adventurous 14%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 2%

Pace

medium 59%
slow 21%
fast 19%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 53% | A mix: 41% | Plot: 5%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 35% | No: 15% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 53% | No: 28% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 76% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 92% | No: 5% | It's complicated: 2%

Average rating

3.84

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