Sophisticated writing, excellent story. This is one of the best book I’ve ever read.

Powerful, moving imagery of poverty throughout this novel. There was less of a plot than I thought there might be. Put simply, this was just little slice of a young girl's life in the days leading up to the hurricane, during and right after. Certainly, it was interesting to gain some insight to their way of life in the south, but I wouldn't say I was left inspired or profoundly struck by some underlying message. You tend to expect that sort of thing after reading a book centered around a natural disaster.