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alwaysairie's review
4.0
Wow it took me so long to finish this book but it was great especially the middle section. Following each child of Dousika and their descendants is extremely entertaining. You also learn a lot about the interactions between different sub-Saharan ethnicities during the XVII and XVIII century.
The characters were detailed, there was growth in each member of the main cast and following the journey of Naba and Malobali especially brought many exciting turns.
Honorable mention to the time spent by Siga and Tiékoro in Toumbouctou which is really were the plot started picking up.
7.5/10
The characters were detailed, there was growth in each member of the main cast and following the journey of Naba and Malobali especially brought many exciting turns.
Honorable mention to the time spent by Siga and Tiékoro in Toumbouctou which is really were the plot started picking up.
7.5/10
alitasharing's review
5.0
Immense, painful, and enlightening. Packed with epic African mythology (particularly Bambara lore). In reading this book I began to grasp what it actually means to write with different voices; each character, no matter how momentary their appearance or short-lived their story, is complex and dynamic. Segu is truly stunning; a tale that spans three generations. Maryse is a wizard at writing imperfect characters and articulating the web of their interpersonal relationships.
murakami96's review against another edition
5.0
What can I say about Segu that hasn’t been said. It’s a beautiful read and Conde’s writing effortlessly takes you where you need to go.
cuppycups's review against another edition
scope beyond belief, I still cant get my head around it. incred
leahmcgurk's review
5.0
HBO should turn this into the next GoT type series but they’re SLEEPING on the African continent
osmojam's review against another edition
5.0
Une fresque magistrale qui suit les péripéties de 4 frères d'une famille de nobles Bambara originaires de Ségou. De Tombouctou a Djenne, de Fès à l'ile de Gorée jusqu' à Recife au Brésil, en passant par la Jamaïque et même Londres, Maryse Condé dessine la grande histoire l'enracinement de l'islam en Afrique de l'Ouest et de l'imbrication avec le commerce triangulaire et la colonisation. Ca parle de la famille, de masculinité, de spiritualité, d'identité et de tradition, de guerre, de voyage, de colorisme...avec une foultitude de détails, un style tranchant et sans jamais de longueurs. Quand on vous parle de classique de la littérature française, désormais pensez à Maryse Condé. This woman is a fucking legend.
giovianna's review
5.0
this book is so beautiful and tender and violent and raw, every emotion possible exists here. loved it deeply, condé has written a masterpiece
harrydichmont's review against another edition
4.0
4.5, very good. I wish there was more of Dousika and his influence at the beginning, which felt a little bit rushed. Overall I really enjoyed it though