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A review by sarahanne8382
When Morning Comes by Arushi Raina
3.0
This one was such a mixed bag.
I liked that the multiple perspectives gave a clearer picture of life in apartheid South Africa and I was glad to learn about the Soweto Student Uprising (which I, frankly, didn't know about before reading this book). It's a worthwhile topic to explore, but I feel like there was something missing in the execution.
I didn't buy the romance between Zanele andmilqutoast white guy Jack. I had lots of unanswered questions, and in general everything felt too rushed. I kept feeling like I was missing important details that would make the plot make sense. Some of it also may be not being South African and missing more of the cultural references.
I liked that the audiobook had a different narrator for each character because it really made sure each narrative was separate, because, in the early chapters especially, that was the only way I could keep the different stories straight.
I liked that the multiple perspectives gave a clearer picture of life in apartheid South Africa and I was glad to learn about the Soweto Student Uprising (which I, frankly, didn't know about before reading this book). It's a worthwhile topic to explore, but I feel like there was something missing in the execution.
I didn't buy the romance between Zanele and
I liked that the audiobook had a different narrator for each character because it really made sure each narrative was separate, because, in the early chapters especially, that was the only way I could keep the different stories straight.