Curnutte, Mark

A timely book that will appeal to a general audience, although the title does not make clear that it is primarily about Haiti before the earthquake. The author's reflections on his internal struggles as a privileged American journalist in Haiti are honest, sincere, and refreshing. Curnutte writes of being influenced by James Agee and Walker Evans's Let Us Now Praise Famous Men. Recommended to those interested in foreign aid on a personal level and the lives of the poor in Haiti.