Ayiti

In this short-story collection, Gay’s prose is a joy to read. She portrays a raw, haunting, and vivid look into Haiti — both its natural beauty and contrasting ugly poverty. However, I found myself wanting more from this collection of stories. Maybe I just wanted to read more of her stories. I’d just finished reading Gay’s “An Untamed State,” which I’d loved and is a novel based on one of the stories in this collection. That novel is raw and powerful and intense. Definitely read the short stories first and then her novel.

I so enjoyed this wonderfully evocative book. There was a simplicity yet lyricism to her language that made you want to savour each word. Every story evoked an emotion. Every story gave you pause to stop and contemplate. I could wrap my mind around these characters, mostly women, each with their distinct stories. I could empathise with the experience of being away from your homeland and the biased, oppressive perceptions of those who thought of themselves as better merely by being not from there.

Roxanne Gay whetted my appetite and I look forward to reading more of her books with great anticipation.

I have yet to read anything by Roxane Gay that was not enthralling, thought provoking and beautifully crafted. This book is filled with sex, violence, sometimes those are intertwined. It is not a picture of an island but several small pieces of a large puzzle that can never be complete.

I’ll read anything written by Ms Gay. I always learn something and she makes me think.

I got this book right when I came out the service was great the book was in good condition and its a very short cute great day I love Roxanes work

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