books by Jamaica Kincaid     books:       Lucy22 reviews Jamaica Kincaid Picador, 1994 Jamaica Kincaid is Amazing After reading "Annie John," I was excited to read another book by Jamaica Kincaid for a class on Immigration. Jamaica Kincaid's style is soothing and simplisticly poetic. I loved reading "Lucy" for this same style I saw in "Annie John." Kincaid is amazing because she is not afraid to explore the taboo or the sexual nature of adolescence in the full glory of its complexity. Reading "Lucy" leaves ...             Babouk (Voices of resistance)1 review Guy Endore Monthly Review Press, 1991 A Cold Indictment of Slavery In BABOUK, Guy Endore continues along the same artistic heights he hit the previous year with THE WEREWOLF OF PARIS, this time turning his attention to the Haitian slave trade and the brutality of Western civilization. In reading this, it's no surprise that it was a commercial catastrophe for Vanguard Press in 1934, especially since the original jacket contained the paratextual blurb "From ...             Talk Stories2 reviews Jamaica Kincaid Farrar Straus Giroux, 2001 The apprenticeship of a wonderful writer Jamaica Kincaid describes, in her terrific Introduction, her beginnings as a writer in New York in the '70's. She made a few great friends, and one brought her to the attention of William Shawn, beloved and legendary editor of the 'New Yorker.' He invited to submit short pieces. That magazine, which Kincaid points out was "a magazine that has since gone out of business, though there exists now a ...             Generations of Women: In Their Own Words2 reviews Diane Pub Co, 1998 A fascinating look at women in the family. What is most interesting is how Ms. Cook captures the relationships of the women pictured in her photographs. You get a real sense of the proximity or the distance between family members. This book is a loving tribute to the family and would be a great gift to someone in your own.             Poetics of Place: Photographs by Lynn Geesaman2 reviews Jamaica Kincaid Umbrage Editions Inc, 1998 A book that you'll read many times, seeing something new in Black & white images of gardens from around the world. Some gardens well know, some not, but all captured in a style only this photographer brings to the world. A book that deserves to be placed where everyone can see and look through it. A book that you'll read many times, seeing something new in each photograph every time.             My Mother's Garden1 review Penelope Hobhouse, Dominique Browning, ... Amazon Remainders Account, 2005 Anthology of Multiple Authors' Heartwarming Essays This collection of essays, authored by an impressive group of writers, is a poignant tribute to mothers everywhere. An easy read, the book is not unlike a bag of literary potato chips -- you just can't stop with the first essay. I found myself totally immersed in one story after another, till the whole book was read. I laughed some, cried a little, and marveled at the pleasant memories of ...             The Best American Essays 1995 (Best American Essays)1 review Houghton Mifflin, 1995 The best American essays of 1995, need I say the more? Essays are perhaps the greatest literary form in history; the good ones are always a pleasure to read, the best ones touch us, arouses something deep inside in our heart and mind, and all of them are short, usually under thirty minutes to read. So, when there is an annual anthology of the best American essays, how can one resist? The entries span a wide range, from Marcus Aurelius to ...             In the Land of the Blue Poppies: The Collected Plant-Hunting Writings of Frank Kingdon Ward (Modern Library ...1 review Frank Kingdon Ward Modern Library, 2003 Real travel adventure We tend to take for granted the intrepid and brave explorers that brought us knowledge of far-off places and new plants and peoples. Reading Frank Kingdon Ward is like being part of his party as he nonchalantly climbs unknown, rugged mountains for the love of discovery. His endurance and bravery during a time when disease and primitive camping were common, is an inspiration to those of us ...             Gone to New York: Adventures in the City2 reviews Ian Frazier Picador, 2006 GONZO JOURNALISM LIVES! Hunter Thompson may be gone, but personal journalism is alive and well as evidenced by this superlative collection of quirky,elegant pieces subtitled, "Adventures in the City". If Ian Frazier's book were a mystery, #1 would probably have posted a five-star review the day after it was published in November 2005. Since GONE TO NEW YORK is only a collection of casual essays, it has waited four ...             Georges (Modern Library Classics)3 reviews Alexandre Dumas Modern Library, 2008 A great lesson on tolerance, even today! I enjoyed this book very much! The translation was perfect, not an emotion or imaginary description was lost. This is a perfect lesson on tolerance, an old story with a timely message. A Must READ!!!             A Small Place28 reviews Jamaica Kincaid Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000 Kincaid's Mad as Hell, and She's Not Going to Take it Anymore Published in 1988 Kincaid's "A Small Place" is an unflinchingly angry portrayal of post-colonial, post-slavery life on the island of Antigua. To put it simply: Kincaid is as mad as hell, and she's not going to take it anymore. If you're white and can shelve your defensiveness for a moment this book is actually really enjoyable, it's written in first person and directed at "you," the British ...             My Favorite Plant: Writers and Gardeners on the Plants They Love3 reviews Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998 A glowing "diary" by famous authors and prominent gardeners. Every gardener has a favorite plant and is anxious to share plants and stories with others. Some of these essays are filled with technical information, others are lyrical musings on the esthetic of plants. Either way, this is a book to cuddle up with and to cherish. It's also a perfect special occasion gift for other gardeners.             Annie John74 reviews Jamaica Kincaid Demco Media, 1986 A real study of life on a Caribbean Island -- A different review This book reads like poetry. Ms Kincaid describes simple acts (such as doing laundry) with detail and with the perspective of a young girl. I tend to read an author's complete works. I have done so with Amy Tan and Paule Marshall. I was aware of Jamaica Kincaid but had never read her until Amy Tan named "Annie John" and "Lolita" as the 2 books which influenced her the most. Ms Kincaid ...             Autobiography of My Mother31 reviews Jamaica Kincaid Trafalgar Square, 1996 Zowie! Kincaid sucks readers in again Autobiography of My Mother is a powerful, mesmerizing, and other-worldy tale of Xuela, a woman of Dominica, West Indies, who is a worthy subject for Kincaid's musical cadences and rapturous prose. Boy, can this woman write - and she infuses all her prose with the lilting voices of her compatriots. There's no way to read her work aloud without finding yourself lapsing into the patois, sing-songy ...             My Brother33 reviews Jamaica Kincaid, 2008 Jamica Kincaid, a story of family and loss Jamaica Kincaid tells the story of her ill brother and his encounters with the virus HIV. The story has the title of My Brother by Jamaica Kincaid. The story is essentially written to save Jamaica's own life. Whenever there is a tragic happening in her family, she writes about to let her feelings out and she also tries to exclude herself from her family. She moves away from Antigua once she ...             The Best American Travel Writing 2005 (The Best American Series (TM))4 reviews Houghton Mifflin, 2005 Essays Highlight the Dark Underbelly of Travel This year's editor Jamaica Kincaid has done an excellent job of choosing essays that, more than chronicle exotic journeys, speak about the perplexities of the human condition as her selections are often scabrous, sardonic, and emphasize the dangers and follies that roil beneath the surface of a travel itinerary. Here are some highlights: 1. "War Wounds" by Tom Bissell. A son and father, a ...             Mr. Potter10 reviews Jamaica Kincaid Knopf Canada, 2002 Mesmerizing Jamaica Kincaid's writing talents had propelled her to staff writer at "The New Yorker" for years and then to teaching creative writing at Harvard. I have loved all of her books that I've read. "Mr. Potter" seems like a departure from her usual style with its mosaic of words, stream-of-consciousness, repetitiveness. Normally, I don't appreciate that type of writing but this I found to be ...             My Garden (Book)18 reviews Jamaica Kincaid Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001 the thickness of things "Oh, how I like the rush of things, the thickness of things . . ." Oh, how I like Kincaid's My Garden (Book). I am halfway through it and realize I had better slow down, because I am not going to find another book on the garden I like nearly so much as this one, probably for a very long time. I've got a stack of other books, none so good, and I will use My Garden (Book) like a tiny slice of ...             At the Bottom of the River9 reviews Jamaica Kincaid Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000 Lovely Kincaid's stories have a distinct voice and accent, which perpetuate the subversion of standard rules prescribed by centres of authority. She appropriates that authority, by indulging in a style of writing which is unique (the two page sentences) and the inversion of punctuation and syntax canons. Her plotless stories describe a state of being which is fractured, which has no beginning or an end, ...             Annie John/at the Bottom of the River/Lucy2 reviews Jamaica Kincaid Amer Audio Prose Library Inc, 1991 A Powerful Story How many of us as people in general can relate to being an adorable, obedient, loveable child; then turning into a deceitful, sneaky, and mischievious teenager? Jamacia Kincaid does a beautiful job of depicting this in her novel "Annie John" through her unique writing style. Never, have I read another author's book and felt the same as I did after reading "Annie John". The character Annie John ...              search for books adventures, american, autobiography, bottom, brother, classics, collected, favorite, garden, gardeners, gardening, geesaman, generations, georges, hunting, kingdon, library, modern, photographs, plant-hunting, poetics, poppies, potter, resistance, series, stories, voices, writers, writing, writings books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Pigs in the Parlor: A Practical Guide to Deliverance we recommend Anthology of Multiple Authors' Heartwarming Essays leave a comment home  impressum - about us