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Small Island
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Petra It's a year now, still in a dark place's review
bookshelves: caribbean, fiction, books-i-really-loathed, reviewed
Jun 03, 2011
bookshelves: caribbean, fiction, books-i-really-loathed, reviewed
I wanted to enjoy this book because I am a West Indian now and did the reverse journey - first world UK to backward little Caribbean island, but the journey was a lot more enjoyable than the book.
I finished it by an act of will and apart from odd scenes of violence or lasciviousness, it didn't hold my attention. It was such an easy read that the pages flowed into each other leaving no trace on my brain at all. Like the sea washing the sand clean with each wave, so did each page disappear from my memory as the next one was read.
Bye Small Island, I've moved on and forgotten you now...
I finished it by an act of will and apart from odd scenes of violence or lasciviousness, it didn't hold my attention. It was such an easy read that the pages flowed into each other leaving no trace on my brain at all. Like the sea washing the sand clean with each wave, so did each page disappear from my memory as the next one was read.
Bye Small Island, I've moved on and forgotten you now...
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Reading Progress
June 3, 2011
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Started Reading
June 3, 2011
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June 5, 2011
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Finished Reading
June 6, 2011
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caribbean
June 6, 2011
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fiction
June 14, 2013
– Shelved as:
books-i-really-loathed
May 5, 2015
– Shelved as:
reviewed
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Jun 06, 2011 08:22AM
If it was as well written as your reviews, it would be art!
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Thank you!
Although I enjoyed the book, I do love your analogy of how it slipped your memory.
I hope I'm not presumptuous by soliciting book recommendations based on your review?http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...
Hopefully, you've come across contemporary nonfiction in this category?
Rock wrote: "I hope I'm not presumptuous by soliciting book recommendations based on your review?http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6......"
I've just seen this. I think there is a special section of GR for asking for recommendations. You might have more luck than with me. I can't think of any off hand.
This is probably my favorite 1 star review that I've ever read.
Michelle wrote: "This is probably my favorite 1 star review that I've ever read."Thank you. I have given up 1 star reviews unless the book was despicable so I was going to uprate this to 2 star until I read your comment. :-)
