A review by i_island
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton

dark emotional informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

 

Overall: ⭐⭐ 

Characters: ⭐⭐⭐ 

Plot: ⭐ 

Ending: ⭐⭐⭐ 

 

 

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There are some occasional amazing quotes. The formatting kills me. And the work. 

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“Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that is the inheritor of our fear. Let him not love the earth too deeply. Let him not laugh too gladly when the water runs through his fingers, nor stand too silent when the setting sun makes red the veld with fire. Let him not be too moved when the birds of his land are singing, nor give too much of his heart to a mountain or valley. For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much.” 

 

“For it is the dawn that has come, and it has come for a thousand centuries, never failing. But when that dawn will come of our emancipation, from the fear of bondage and the bondage of fear, why, that is a secret.”