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A review by zyzah
The Maestro, the Magistrate and the Mathematician by Tendai Huchu
2.0
2.5/5
I get what the author was trying to do. Trying to show how 3 people with roots from Zimbabwe feel out of place in Edinburgh. But I don't think he was able to achieve that. He was trying too hard to relate all of their problems to their detachment from their country of origin.
The plot was flat and the end was awful.
The Maestro's story feels out of place in the book. Like another story entirely added to the book. So many questions I have no answer to.
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I love his writing style though. He made the narration very distinct. The Maestro's narration was written like a string of consciousness poured on paper. No paragraphs. Dialogues were unquoted.
The Magistrate's narration was a normal narration.
The Mathematician's narration was almost normal except that numbers were written in figures instead of words. 1 day. 1 thing.
This book really had a great potential but it didn't do it for me. And it hurts me because it has a great potential. I wish the plot was stronger and better and more intense. I wish it was spiced up.
I get what the author was trying to do. Trying to show how 3 people with roots from Zimbabwe feel out of place in Edinburgh. But I don't think he was able to achieve that. He was trying too hard to relate all of their problems to their detachment from their country of origin.
The plot was flat and the end was awful.
The Maestro's story feels out of place in the book. Like another story entirely added to the book. So many questions I have no answer to.
.
I love his writing style though. He made the narration very distinct. The Maestro's narration was written like a string of consciousness poured on paper. No paragraphs. Dialogues were unquoted.
The Magistrate's narration was a normal narration.
The Mathematician's narration was almost normal except that numbers were written in figures instead of words. 1 day. 1 thing.
This book really had a great potential but it didn't do it for me. And it hurts me because it has a great potential. I wish the plot was stronger and better and more intense. I wish it was spiced up.