Tag Archives: Jamaica

Book Review: Apocalypse 1692

Posted on September 7, 2020 by nathanalbright

Apocalypse 1692: Empire, Slavery, And The Great Port Royal Earthquake, by Ben Hughes Sometimes in order to write a book about something, you need to make the issue a bigger one and complicate it so that there is enough material … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Tacky’s Revolt

Posted on September 7, 2020 by nathanalbright

Tacky’s Revolt: The Story Of An Atlantic Slave War, by Vincent Brown This is a book which could be a lot better than it is, and the faults of this book are entirely the result of an author is working … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Simply Anna

Posted on September 3, 2020 by nathanalbright

Simply Anna: A Regency Romance, by Jennifer Moore Having read two books by the author now, I think I have some idea about what she is about and the way that she deals with romance novels, and I have to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Likkle Miss Lou

Posted on September 2, 2020 by nathanalbright

A Likkle Miss Lou: How Jamaican Poet Louise Bennett Coverley Found Her Voice, by Nadia L. Hohn, illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes It is easy to respect and appreciate the obvious message of this book, which is that people appreciate having … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Tiger Soup

Posted on September 2, 2020 by nathanalbright

Tiger Soup: An Anansi Story From Jamaica, retold and illustrated by Frances Temple Although this book is retold and illustrated by the same person, the illustrations of this book are very rudimentary, almost at my own modest artistic level, to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Rough Guide To Jamaica

Posted on August 25, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Rough Guide To Jamaica, by Lebawit Lily Grima and Sarah Hull It can be fascinating to read tourist guides to see just how tourists are expected to behave. I have to admit, in reading this book, that I am … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Moon: Jamaica

Posted on August 25, 2020 by nathanalbright

Moon: Jamaica, by Oliver Hill In looking at guides to Jamaica, this book does what one would expect and there is nothing wrong about that. Like many nations, Jamaica is somewhat torn between the need to appeal to tourists, which … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Jamaica: The Essential Guide To Customs & Culture

Posted on August 25, 2020 by nathanalbright

Jamaica:  The Essential Guide To Customs & Culture, by Nick Davis I found this book in general to be a very easy-to-read and also very informative and enjoyable guide to Jamaica.  This is a book that is not focused on … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Tall History Of Sugar

Posted on August 22, 2020 by nathanalbright

A Tall History Of Sugar:  A Novel, by Curdella Forbes This book was not what I wanted or expected–I was hoping for a book that would have some sort of explanation about the nature of sugar in the Jamaican economy … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Jerk From Jamaica

Posted on August 22, 2020 by nathanalbright

Jerk From Jamaica:  Barbecue Caribbean Style, by Helen Willinsky When one is reading a cookbook in hopes of gathering at least some familiarity for a nation’s cuisine that one hopes to taste a fair bit more of, one’s expectations are … Continue reading →

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