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karinlib 's review for:
Broken Glass
by Alain Mabanckou
I really liked this book. It was funny, it was tragic, but most of all it was insightful.
Broken Glass is a fixture in a Congolese bar, almost to the point that it is his home. The owner tells him that he should write a book, and gives him a notebook to encourage him. Word gets around that Broken Glass is writing a book, and everyone wants to tell him their story, so that they will be in the book.
To be honest, this will not be a book for everyone, because it is gritty. I loved the literary and cultural references, which kept me reading.
Broken Glass is a fixture in a Congolese bar, almost to the point that it is his home. The owner tells him that he should write a book, and gives him a notebook to encourage him. Word gets around that Broken Glass is writing a book, and everyone wants to tell him their story, so that they will be in the book.
To be honest, this will not be a book for everyone, because it is gritty. I loved the literary and cultural references, which kept me reading.