Annie John
The essential coming-of-age novel by Jamaica Kincaid, Annie John is a haunting and provocative story of a young girl growing up on the island of Antigua. Kincaid's novel focuses on a universal, tragic, and often comic theme: the loss of childhood. An adored only child, Annie has until recently...
- Pages
- 155
- Audiobook
- 4 hr 18 min
- First published
- 1997
- Language
- English
- Edition
- Audiobook
Shelved by 1 Litcadian
Reviews
Finished March 24, 2025
I really kind of hated Annie. She is so spoiled, and it made it hard for me to care about her or her story. I know everyone goes through difficult phases as a kid, but there wasn't anything relatable about Annie’s childhood or her relationship with her mom. In fact, I just felt bad for her poor mother. Normally, I love books about coming-of-age and complicated family dynamics, but this one just didn’t hit the mark for me. I really wanted to like it, but I found myself rolling my eyes and rushing through it, hoping something would change, but it didn’t.