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nabejero 's review for:
What Is the What
by Dave Eggers
narrative was unconvincing, and there is a serious disconnect between the experience being told and the author's voice.
1) the author is obviously not african or even african-american.
example: when describing the first encounter with a white, it sounded more like what a white person would *imagine* a black person seeing a white person for the first time would feel.
2) the author obviously had no background in war, war writing, or simply did not do research.
example: when the lion took away the little boy or when one of the boys stayed behind to give up and die -- neither imparted much conviction or elicited empathy.
3) the politics lessons did not come across as part of deng's story but instead like eggers was directly teaching to the reader.
4) the analogy / flashback from a 'present day' america mugging added no value.
i started reading it without knowing who the author was nor his relationship with the subject. had to look it up midway because several things just didn't make sense. i ended up not being able to finish the story.
1) the author is obviously not african or even african-american.
example: when describing the first encounter with a white, it sounded more like what a white person would *imagine* a black person seeing a white person for the first time would feel.
2) the author obviously had no background in war, war writing, or simply did not do research.
example: when the lion took away the little boy or when one of the boys stayed behind to give up and die -- neither imparted much conviction or elicited empathy.
3) the politics lessons did not come across as part of deng's story but instead like eggers was directly teaching to the reader.
4) the analogy / flashback from a 'present day' america mugging added no value.
i started reading it without knowing who the author was nor his relationship with the subject. had to look it up midway because several things just didn't make sense. i ended up not being able to finish the story.