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bethanybeyondthejordan 's review for:
Cry, the Beloved Country
by Alan Paton
Caveat: my reviews are for me to remember what I read and what I thought, not so much for public consumption. :)
I always feel compelled to rate classics higher, but this book just didn't do it for me.
There was an ebb and flow in my interest level. On the one hand, I was surprised at how quickly some parts moved, how readable it was, and in other parts, how easy it was to put down for days at a time. The pace was somewhat slow.
To me, it's a book about salvation. A holy man takes a journey to the big city in order to save his brother and his son from the certain vices that have grabbed hold of them. He fails to save either—especially his son. He is, however, able to save a girl and her child. There's some redemption in the end, and yet another man finds salvation in the loss of his family members through acts of goodwill.
I'm sure it's about so much more than that, but salvation is the single theme that emerged and returns to me in the days after finishing the book.
I always feel compelled to rate classics higher, but this book just didn't do it for me.
There was an ebb and flow in my interest level. On the one hand, I was surprised at how quickly some parts moved, how readable it was, and in other parts, how easy it was to put down for days at a time. The pace was somewhat slow.
To me, it's a book about salvation. A holy man takes a journey to the big city in order to save his brother and his son from the certain vices that have grabbed hold of them. He fails to save either—especially his son. He is, however, able to save a girl and her child. There's some redemption in the end, and yet another man finds salvation in the loss of his family members through acts of goodwill.
I'm sure it's about so much more than that, but salvation is the single theme that emerged and returns to me in the days after finishing the book.