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bernicem 's review for:
Nervous Conditions
by Tsitsi Dangarembga
3.5⭐️
Marriage. I had nothing against it in principle. In an abstract way I thought it was a good idea. But it was irritating the way it always cropped up in one form or another, stretching its tentacles back to bind me before I had even begun to think about it seriously, threatening to disrupt my life before I could even call it my own.
Nervous Conditions is a brilliant book set in post-colonial Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) primarily addressing patriarchy, colonialism and identity. The themes are well covered in the book however I felt the narration was a bit flat. It wasn't until I got to the last chapters that I finally realized the message the author was trying to put across. The third book looks promising so I will probably continue with the series.
Marriage. I had nothing against it in principle. In an abstract way I thought it was a good idea. But it was irritating the way it always cropped up in one form or another, stretching its tentacles back to bind me before I had even begun to think about it seriously, threatening to disrupt my life before I could even call it my own.
Nervous Conditions is a brilliant book set in post-colonial Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) primarily addressing patriarchy, colonialism and identity. The themes are well covered in the book however I felt the narration was a bit flat. It wasn't until I got to the last chapters that I finally realized the message the author was trying to put across. The third book looks promising so I will probably continue with the series.