4.04 AVERAGE


This coming of age story set in 1960's Rhodesia was an interesting piece that kept my attention to the end. I always love a book with strong female protagonists, and this book had several.

So many thoughts and all of them fall short to put to words this book’s brilliance.

mysterious reflective slow-paced
challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Hieno ja eheä tarina Tambudzaista, tytöstä joka taistelee tiensä kouluun 60-luvun Rhodesiassa ja neljästä sukunsa naisesta, jota jokaista ympäröi omat ongelmansa. Hieman raskas tämä oli lukea, koska 300 sivua olisi voitu melkoisen kevyesti tapahtumiensa puolesta tiivistää kymmenesosaan, mutta toisaalta lukukokemus oli myös palkitseva, kurkistus maailmaan, johon muuten ei pääsyä olisi. Suosittelen!

I really wanted to like this more. The writing style didn't really work for me. 

i'd love to read the sequel, but have had difficulty tracking it down. cool book.
challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

more_1415's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 55%

It was assigned for a class, and I never got to the end.

colonialism, like, completely sucks