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The book was structured more as a novel-in-stories than a "plain" novel. Most of the chapters read as short stories. I've previously read one of the chapters/stories and liked it but I wasn't really feeling this book at all.
All of the characters, including Darling, seemed to be in service to the story. I was not able to connect with any of them for longer than a portion of a chapter/story. I think this is where the book structure was a drawback. I saw Darling and her friends and family in differ ...more
All of the characters, including Darling, seemed to be in service to the story. I was not able to connect with any of them for longer than a portion of a chapter/story. I think this is where the book structure was a drawback. I saw Darling and her friends and family in differ ...more
Aug 03, 2013
Continualknowledge
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The year of short stories. This is the third of fourth book of short stories I've read this year, which is a record breaker for me. I tend not to really like short stories. I like a connected, linear plot and so this was interesting for me in that it followed a linear trajectory and the stories were connected. I did enjoy this book. It was great to see the world and a country in a continent that American media only tells us of its despair and problems, from the eyes of a child who while recogniz
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This is my first time reading a book set in Zimbabwe. And I love it, I learn so many things. Honestly, Southern Africa has always been a very distant land in my mind. Whoever say that Africans know their continent well? I was born in Dakar, Senegal – West Africa – and that is 6055.87 kilometers or 3767.34 miles away from Zimbabwe. Which is why I don’t know much about that side of the continent. That and also the fact that we speak french and they speak english. communication is a problem. You ca
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This was actually a really interesting read, but I have no idea what the point of the story was. It seemed a bit all over the place and the ending was confusing. Still enjoyed reading it though.
It's really a 3.5 for me. I almost gave up on the book due to the slow beginning, but I stuck with it after a day's break.
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Jul 29, 2013
Ashley
marked it as to-read
Dec 30, 2014
Kimberly
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Mar 13, 2016
Rebecca
marked it as to-read
