A Small Place
Selected Book Details
- Paperback
- Edition: 1st
- Author: Jamaica Kincaid
- Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Release Date: April 2000
- ISBN-10: 0374527075
- ISBN-13: 9780374527075
- List Price: $12.00
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Summaries and Customer Reviews provided by Amazon
SummaryA brilliant look at colonialism and its effects in Antigua--by the author of Annie John |
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Beautifully Written, Regardless of Your Politics
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I love this book because it is beautifully written- lyrical, poetic, smart. I think she captures her complicated opinions on the culture and history of Antigua wonderfully. It's a brutally honest book, which I think is refreshing. As far as I know, and I may be wrong, she doesn't really represent this as anything other than her opinion. So by "brutally honest," I don't mean everything in it is true, in a textbook kind of way. I just mean that she expresses an eloquent, honest, complicated, contradictory portrait of how she feels. And the writing is beautiful. It's best described as a "poetic essay." If you're looking for a travel guide or a straight non-fiction history book, this isn't it and it shouldn't be marketed that way.
I don't feel strongly about the politics of this book, nor did I feel particularly hated (I'm a white American), but I guess I could see how you might feel that way if you are the sort of person who takes everything personally.
No Information Just Full of Malice
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I was expecting an interesting book that would educate me on this island before I traveled there. What I read was a dreadful book full of hatred and malice. If you are looking for information, go elsewhere. If you are looking for a book filled with anglican hatred, you have found yourself a gem!
fantastic
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This was a wonderful book. Antigua is a very "Small Place" but it really looks at the big picture and illustrates colonialism and neocolonialism as it happened all around the world. A really heartbreaking portrait of the island of Antigua.
Book Delivery
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The book came in a really timely manner, within a week of it being ordered, and it was in great condition.
Good
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It was in good condition.. The book however was a little confusing at times because the author is letting us know what she's thinking all the time in "()". However, it was alright.. Be prepared to hear how much she hates American and European tourists.. lol
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