Susan's review of The Camel Bookmobile
The Camel Bookmobile by Masha Hamilton (Goodreads author!)
This started off in an interesting way- a young woman feels compelled to do something meaningful with her life and so decides to bring reading to remote areaS of an African country. Books are transported via the eponymous camel and she is the only white person.The value she puts on books is not always understood or shared by the people she's bringing her library to.
I was drawn to the premise and I thought the story would be really good. Plus I had read good reviews. Also, the writing at the beginning of the story was what I would call "lyrical" at times(hoping not to sound too pretentious), and was fresh and very engaging.
But- it's too bad- I found the character shallow and immature and after a while I lost patience with her and I didn't want to finish the book. Since characters hold the most interest for me,I'm easily turned off depending on the type of flaws the character has. I guess if the writer had done a better job I wouldn't have felt like I was reading a book n...more
I was drawn to the premise and I thought the story would be really good. Plus I had read good reviews. Also, the writing at the beginning of the story was what I would call "lyrical" at times(hoping not to sound too pretentious), and was fresh and very engaging.
But- it's too bad- I found the character shallow and immature and after a while I lost patience with her and I didn't want to finish the book. Since characters hold the most interest for me,I'm easily turned off depending on the type of flaws the character has. I guess if the writer had done a better job I wouldn't have felt like I was reading a book n...more
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