Colleen's Pick:
This memoir by poet and activist Carolyn Forche was equal parts fascinating and exasperating. And that just made me want to keep reading it, while I asked myself, “Why is she doing this?” You may not get as many answers as you'd like, but what you get is a portrait of a person who cares deeply for others and puts herself in danger to help a country she had no connection with. A brilliant feat in writing and living!
