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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A WRM book. I loved it. I wasn’t looking forward to it having just finished The Father’s Tale but I was hooked after page one. It is not a book I ever would have picked up to read but I am very glad I read it. It’s an example of what compassion, mercy and forgiveness can do in this world.
This book has gotten BETTER with each reading I have!!! I cannot communicate how deeply I love this book. It was relevant then, it is relevant now 67 years later. HOW could we not have grown?? Put the USA in the footprints of South Africa in the book. Chilling. This book is still one of my top 5 books, period.
A wonderful fictional story that gives beautiful insight into Apartheid.
I had a hard time connecting with this book, and I think it was the writing. The formality of speech made it feel wooden and the characters seemed distant. Although emotional things were happening, there was a lack of emotion in the writing which made it difficult for me to really connect with the characters. He is saying some beautiful things about kindness and grace and humanity. I just didn't connect with the story.
This famous book hardly needs an introduction. I read it either in high school or college (I don't really remember), but truly did not comprehend the anguish contained in its pages. I was inspired to read it again -- since it's been sitting on my bookshelf all these years -- after finishing Mandela's autobiography over the summer. Paton, a white South African, was a well known supporter of the African National Congress and gave remarks at one of Mandela's court trials. The story brought me to tears in a way that I might not have experienced, had I not already had South Africa's long struggles in the back of my mind. Totally worth rereading!
Our #zoomwithmindy book this month, Cry, the Beloved Country, is my first ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ of the year and my first #mustlisten Not a “fun” read and sadly still entirely too relevant, but deeply impactful.
Michael York is an excellent narrator. The various voices are easily distinguishable and enjoyable to listen to. But while it’s a must-listen, I also want to own a print copy to highlight. So many quotes I paused to type out.
Michael York is an excellent narrator. The various voices are easily distinguishable and enjoyable to listen to. But while it’s a must-listen, I also want to own a print copy to highlight. So many quotes I paused to type out.
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
sad
slow-paced
This book was incredible. It read more like poetry than prose most of the time. Reading it was almost a spiritual experience.
Not for everyone, probably, but give it a try.
Not for everyone, probably, but give it a try.
What a beautiful, sad, redemptive story written with a such a poetic hand.