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As someone from the Caribbean, reading this book felt like hearing an old story told fresh, full of Caribbean rhythm, truth, and a lot of pain. Ingrid Persaud brings Boysie Singh, a real-life Trinidadian gangster, to life in a way that's so raw. He's not just a villain here, he's a man shaped by a hard life, and we get to see the people around him, especially the women, who carry their own powerful stories.
The way Persaud writes, it feels like home, the dialect, the scenery, the music, even the quiet pain beneath people's smiles. I appreciated that she didn't water anything down for outsiders. It's a Caribbean story told for us, and it doesn't shy away from hard truths like violence, love, and survival.
This book made me feel proud and sad. It reminded me that our stories are rich and complicated, and that they deserve to be told with this kind of rawness.
I really enjoyed it, I couldn't put it down and I love that I had to google some of the Trini-Hindu words.
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