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A Bend in the River

V.S. Naipaul

Start date: January 1, 2018

Finish date: January 31, 2018

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Jun 06, 2011 Sarah rated it really liked it

Shelves: modern-library-top-100-novels, favorites

Upon reading the summary on the back of the book, I did not think A Bend in the River was the book for me.

I was so very wrong. This novel takes you into a world entirely unlike the one I've grown up in. It really opened my eyes to the ways other people have lived and their own hardships and love triangles and heartache for a home that no longer exists.

I will definitely be reading more V.S. Naipaul in the future! ...more

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Aug 13, 2024 Rogério Gomes rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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4,5⭐️
Uma visão nua e crua de África e dos africanos… e dos estrangeiros (como o narrador/protagonista) que escolheram África como casa.
Personagens riquíssimos, ainda que os diálogos, às vezes, se alonguem, e cenários tão bem descritos que sentimos os cheiros, a humidade e o calor. O final é sublime.

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