A review by rachelmatsuoka
The Kingdom of This World by Alejo Carpentier

3.0

Beautifully written. It illuminated the complexity of the cycle of abuse and of the rise and fall of power of different groups affected by slavery and colonialism. However, the writing felt removed from the characters as if you were reading about them and not experiencing the story with them. I also found the storytelling disjointed which unfortunately left me emotionally unattached to any of the characters.