Reviews for Madame Dread: A Tale of Love, Voodoo and Civil Strife in Haiti

The average rating for Madame Dread: A Tale of Love, Voodoo and Civil Strife in Haiti based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2007-08-20 00:00:00 Michael Murphy I really liked this book. Kathie Klarreich's memoir begins in 1988 when she leaves her San Francisco home on a 3 month buying trip to Haiti in search of handicrafts. She ends up staying in Haiti and writes about the next two decades of her life. Klarreich stuck to the facts and didn't get mired down in complicated political minutae. Her honesty and voice shined through her writing as she shared her feelings on her career, love and her relationship with a Haitian man, friendships and motherhood without falling into overly sappy or self-indulgent prose. After reading this book, I recommended it to my book club and it got five stars all around.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-01-07 00:00:00 Eric Forst If you can get past the klunky writing and the underdone self-analysis ("I came to Haiti to find myself"), you'll enjoy reading about one person's experiences as a foreigner in Haiti. Amy Wilentz is a better political writer and Ian Thomson had more travel adventures - Klarreich's tale is more about becoming a journalist at the right moment. Recommended for those who want to peek at Haiti in a few hours or less.