A review by hallois
My Garden (Book) by Jamaica Kincaid

challenging reflective relaxing slow-paced

3.75

This is different than any book. It's not about the reader, not about wanting us to feel a type of way. We just get to experience. I would describe this as very long free verse, though I am no expert.

Some parts were very hard to get through for me, though other parts stopped too soon. The repetition was pleasant sometimes, other times it was too slow. I was very interested in the parts where the author drew connections between colonialism and gardening, naming something and owning it. 

Though it was hard to read at times, I found myself being drawn into this book and not being able to put it down.