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3.34 AVERAGE
3.34 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
medium-paced
The kind of book that makes you really think. The kind of book you’d need to really BE WITH to get it. The writing style was difficult for me to understand
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
In trying to understand his mother and the decisions she makes better, Derek takes us on a journey of reconstruction based on his interactions with his mother and her love for him.
"A child's fear extends beyond their imagination so in the fringes of their fright lies the disquiet that touches them without their knowing"
Starting with her arrival in the UK and what he imagines it to have been like; the search for job, stability, friendship and a community in a cold country. Through this book we observe the relationship between his Derek and his mother; religion and accountability which she holds dear, her love for him and Ghana and his raw and emotional love for her.
From his observations on religion & loneliness, to displacement and immigration, Derek pulls us in with witty and colourful stories that most immigrants can understand. I also loved the interview portion at the end of the book; you could tell from her responses that certain things held too much pain and she has gotten to a part in her life were she is content in being happy without thinking about the past. And more importantly, at least for him, he has gotten to understand her a bit more that he is content with her not thinking about the past.
"A child's fear extends beyond their imagination so in the fringes of their fright lies the disquiet that touches them without their knowing"
Starting with her arrival in the UK and what he imagines it to have been like; the search for job, stability, friendship and a community in a cold country. Through this book we observe the relationship between his Derek and his mother; religion and accountability which she holds dear, her love for him and Ghana and his raw and emotional love for her.
From his observations on religion & loneliness, to displacement and immigration, Derek pulls us in with witty and colourful stories that most immigrants can understand. I also loved the interview portion at the end of the book; you could tell from her responses that certain things held too much pain and she has gotten to a part in her life were she is content in being happy without thinking about the past. And more importantly, at least for him, he has gotten to understand her a bit more that he is content with her not thinking about the past.
a portrayal of a Ghanaian mother and son's relationship i found ti to be very heart warming. However i wasn't the biggest fan of the writing style and the use of footnotes whilst clever drew me out of the reading experience
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This one felt more poetry than prose a lot of the time so was hard to grasp for me at times but it was really beautiful and I loved the author’s footnotes because was a very different style of voice and added some humour to it too
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-paced