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A review by jenmat1197
The Cost of Sugar by Cynthia McLeod
3.0
This story takes place in the late 1700s in Suriname on two plantations. The story is told through two step sisters named Ezra and Sarith who are part of a wealthy Jewish family in the area. They are the same age, and grow up together, but end up leading two different lives. Their husbands, their plantations, their slaves - all play a part in their life stories as they live through the slave war in Suriname.
This was an okay book. I know it has been translated, and I think that was part of the problem. The writing was just very juvenile, and the story was choppy. I didn't really like any of the characters. There is an interesting story underneath the so-so writing, but I really had to trudge through this book to finish it.
This was an okay book. I know it has been translated, and I think that was part of the problem. The writing was just very juvenile, and the story was choppy. I didn't really like any of the characters. There is an interesting story underneath the so-so writing, but I really had to trudge through this book to finish it.