This is one of those books you find yourself thinking about for days after you finish reading it. Porter blends what she sees in the aftermath of Haiti's earthquake as a journalist, with what she feels not only as a fellow human being, but as a woman and mother. Porter is candid about the personal internal struggles she faced as well as her struggles to affect change within Haiti's culture and infrastructure. The only issue I had with this book was that some of the humanitarian efforts in Haiti did "more harm than good." I would hate to see individuals get discouraged from aiding others in need because their idea of helping is different from someone else's. That being said, I give this book a rating of 5 stars.
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