Earl Lovelace

I love this author! In this story, told through different characters' viewpoints, the dynamics between them, and their own change and growth is explored. They are mostly poor people, but Carnival gives them a chance to come out of their simple existence and shine. Lovelace has a gift to make a character come to life in your mind's eye and feel, acutely, for them and their individual woes and joys.

trinidad noir ....an interesting book....unlike any I have read. The short stories were often a bit strange...and felt very foreign. I found it was best to read only one or two at a time...and strangely, even though I wasn't sure I even liked the book, I'd find myself thinking about the stories later! So...an interesting read....even if I can't really say I 'enjoyed' it. I will say it was interesting and thought provoking!

This review really got away from me. I received and read this book about a week before I left for vacation in April, but decided I'd write the review when I got home. Then I forgot about it - not just the review, but the entire book itself! I saw it on my end table last week so I picked it and started reading. It wasn't until I started on the fourth story "Man-Man" that I remembered that I had already read this. I usually love this series but I found this entry underwhelming and unmemorable.