A review by sjgrodsky
Claire of the Sea Light by Edwidge Danticat

Did not finish book.

1.0

This book earned accolades from the literati. And I just could not stay with it. The narrative jumps from one character to the next. I sensed (or maybe hoped) that all the different stories would consolidate in the end. But I didn't have the patience to read that far. If the author could just have stuck with the semi-orphaned Claire and her overwhelmed dad I would have stuck with her. But the narrative wanders off into the story of the fabric shop owner, and then the teenager with aspirations to be a radio personality. I think I wanted an old fashioned story with a recognizable beginning, middle, and end.