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A review by agarje1
Black Moses by Alain Mabanckou
2.0
2.5 Stars
This book started off interesting. I felt more connected to Moses in the first half of the book, and I really liked the descriptions of Congolese history that we got. However, the second half of the book lost me. The story seemed to fall apart and I felt that Moses's health issues could have been much better represented. At times they felt like a gimmick, for humor's sake, lacking the seriousness they should have carried.
Additionally, the story itself felt rushed and the ending was extremely abrupt. I didn't understand what the point of the story ended up being. Although I did enjoy the humor at times and the historical aspects, the story itself was not nearly as cohesive as I had hoped it would be.
This book started off interesting. I felt more connected to Moses in the first half of the book, and I really liked the descriptions of Congolese history that we got. However, the second half of the book lost me. The story seemed to fall apart and I felt that Moses's health issues could have been much better represented. At times they felt like a gimmick, for humor's sake, lacking the seriousness they should have carried.
Additionally, the story itself felt rushed and the ending was extremely abrupt. I didn't understand what the point of the story ended up being. Although I did enjoy the humor at times and the historical aspects, the story itself was not nearly as cohesive as I had hoped it would be.