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2.89 AVERAGE
2.89 AVERAGE
Generally interesting, but each story was so short that you couldn’t really take anything of substance from any of them.
informative
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
This is a mixed bag of short tales from Chads oral traditions. Some stories were interesting and some not.
Global Read Challenge 77: Chad
I'm not rating this, because it feels weird to rate a country's origin stories and fables and I have no idea how good a job the author did in transcribing them. It was really interesting to see how many themes were familiar form fables and folktales I was familiar with. Obviously the story with the morale that you should go back to your abuser and accept your destiny was difficult to say the least.
I'm not rating this, because it feels weird to rate a country's origin stories and fables and I have no idea how good a job the author did in transcribing them. It was really interesting to see how many themes were familiar form fables and folktales I was familiar with. Obviously the story with the morale that you should go back to your abuser and accept your destiny was difficult to say the least.
Myths and fables from Chad - we are in the genre of written down oral tradition having been told through the centuries. And these types of stories seem to be of the same sorts across the world. There are stories of creation; How tribes came to be, how villages were founded. Stories of moral; How good and bad leaders lead their countries or tribes, how they treat others. And there are stories reminiscent of Grimm's Fairy Tales of the evil that lurks in the deep dark woods - or the never-ending savanne. I guess one of the things that are obvious from this is that humans tell stories, and no matter where in the the world we are, we have the need to tell stories about where we came from, what is good and evil and warn us of bad and scary places.
adventurous
emotional
informative
fast-paced
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Told by Starlight in Chad - The title really emphasises the oral storytelling tradition these tales come from and I thought this book did a good job of catching the oral cadence. As well as stories with beautiful daughter, brave warriors, humble honest peasant boys and mythical creatures there are religious tales highlighting the Islamic aspects of Chad culture. For some reason I found this collection less engaging than I'd hoped.