Dézafi vs Hadriana dans tous mes rêves: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Haiti, Zombies, Fiction
Dézafi
"A translation from the Haitian Kreyol of the first major novel in Haiti's national vernacular. Written in an unconventional style with a number of voices and a combination of myth, poetry, allegory, magical realism,…
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Hadriana dans tous mes rêves
"Takes place primarily during carnival in 1938 in the Haitian village of Jacmel. A beautiful young French woman, Hadriana, is about to marry a Haitian boy from a prominent family. But on the morning of the wedding,…
The verdict
- Hadriana dans tous mes rêves is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 5 for Dézafi.
- Hadriana dans tous mes rêves runs the darker storyline; Dézafi stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Dézafi | Hadriana dans tous mes rêves | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.5 (850) |
Reception
| Dézafi | Hadriana dans tous mes rêves | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | — | 850 |
| Editions | 6 | 7 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 3570 |
| Reading it now | — | 91 |
| Written reviews | — | 182 |
| Wikipedia attention | 133 | — |
| Pages | 312 | 204 |