Annie John : A Novel
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Annie John : A Novel
by Authors:
Jamaica Kincaid
Released: 30 June, 1997
ISBN: 0374525102
Paperback
Sales Rank: 39,129
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Customer Review #1:
 A Girl Created In Her Own Image: Jamaica Kincaid
A young girls relationship with her mother can be an intimate and trying experience.
In Annie John, Jamaica Kincaid relives intimate experiences and explicitly describes
"intense emotional bonds between mother and daughter" (Draper 1164). The novel takes place in the small town of Antigua, where the young girl, Annie John grows, learns and
experiences many different relationships. As Annie John goes through childhood into becoming a young adult, the reader grows and learns along with her. The reader gets a
feeling that Kincaid copied this novel from one of her journals as an adolescent. The feelings portrayed are so in tune with that of a young girl. Kincaids relationships are so
believable and real because they directly parallel her own life at that age. Annie John first experiences a surreal, unbreakable bond with her mother. Kincaid uses unique dialect to illustrate their beautiful connection. When Annie Johns mother begins to encourage her
to become her own person, Annie John feels her mother is pushing her away and begins to resent her for it. As Annie John begins to meet other girls her age she indulges into
new and more exciting relationships. As her new bonds become more prevalent the bond with her mother begins to fade. Annie John begins to question her mothers rules and
craves her own identity. This journey for her identity ultimately destroys their relationship and a hatred begins to fester. Annie John soon realizes that her small town of
Antigua is only holding her back, she decides to leave for England. Kincaids imagery and storytelling is absolutely enticing. This story will teach a range of readers about the
sacred relationship between mothers and daughters. Kincaid makes the reader question or relive their own experiences. This semi-autobiographical work delivers an emotional
journey concerning the hardships of living in a post-colonial society while trying to establish your own identity separate from that of your mother.
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Customer Review #2:
Like a West Indies Breeze
Jamaica Kincaids "Annie John" is a great story that makes it all the more pleasant to read it, especially during the hot summer season. Its a quick read, told in a comfortable pace. Kincaids masterful use of flashback, makes the story all the more intriguing. The story makes you think all the more how autobiographical it is, rather than fiction. Its a short book, but full of great time plots of being a child growing up in Antigua, and the relationship that a mother has with her daughter. It gives a detailed experience of a girls childhood, and the electra complex that grew out of the human mind. I highly recommend it!
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Customer Review #3:
 A book of wonder
A book of wonder. Brilliantly written. I was not able to put it down. A devine creature must have guided Kincaids hand.
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