bubblybelle 's review for:

Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton

DID NOT FINISH

dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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the story is compelling and the prose are beautiful, but the structure completely ruined this book for me. it was so hard to tell what was dialogue vs narration and who was speaking when. even after reading and re reading, i still had such a hard time following