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A review by nancidrum
If You Want to Make God Laugh by Bianca Marais
5.0
This book was a clear 5 stars! The writing! Ooh, the writing! This is a newer author and I will definitely be reading her other book.
Marais is not afraid of tackling all the tough subjects...racism, AIDS, rape, adoption, family relations, same sex love, gangs, poverty, justice, etc. Sometimes when I read books where there are so many hot topics, I want to scream, "Enough already!". I mean, it just seems it's being done for the sake of covering everything. Not true with this book. It all just fit.
Such a wonderful book. It is heartbreaking, yet hopeful. I totally fell in love with the three women and Marais did a phenomenal job of giving distinct voices to all three. So many dimensions. To top it all off, it was a real page turner. The chapters are all super short, which makes it so tempting to read "just one more". It's been awhile since I've read a 430 page book in two days!
On a personal note, we were fortunate enough to travel to South Africa in 2019 with a friend who grew up there. This made the book all that much more relatable to me. There is a glossary in the back for the African terms, which I recommend you turn to as you come to unfamiliar words.
Marais is not afraid of tackling all the tough subjects...racism, AIDS, rape, adoption, family relations, same sex love, gangs, poverty, justice, etc. Sometimes when I read books where there are so many hot topics, I want to scream, "Enough already!". I mean, it just seems it's being done for the sake of covering everything. Not true with this book. It all just fit.
Such a wonderful book. It is heartbreaking, yet hopeful. I totally fell in love with the three women and Marais did a phenomenal job of giving distinct voices to all three. So many dimensions. To top it all off, it was a real page turner. The chapters are all super short, which makes it so tempting to read "just one more". It's been awhile since I've read a 430 page book in two days!
On a personal note, we were fortunate enough to travel to South Africa in 2019 with a friend who grew up there. This made the book all that much more relatable to me. There is a glossary in the back for the African terms, which I recommend you turn to as you come to unfamiliar words.