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3/4 of way through and it's still mesmerizing. Probably on the World Geography/World Literature list for P's 10 grade homeschool next year.
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One of the great postcolonial novels to come out of Africa. A truly insightful treatment of race, family, and suffering. While it paints a bleak picture, it is certainly not a book without hope. It treats race relations with sensitivity, and encourages cooperative solutions to the problem of race is South Africa.
Perhaps its greatest strength is its ability to present a country whose suffering mirrors that of its people. The earth and landscape are dry and cracked, as its people struggle to eke ...more
Perhaps its greatest strength is its ability to present a country whose suffering mirrors that of its people. The earth and landscape are dry and cracked, as its people struggle to eke ...more
Giving this a 3.75.
May 26, 2009
Nanosynergy
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Ellen Librarian
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Drew
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