A review by jackie_beyondthebookends
If You Want to Make God Laugh by Bianca Marais

5.0

I am a huge fan of Bianca Marais after reading her first book Hum if You Don’t Know the Words. So, I had very high hopes for this book. I was not disappointed at all! Ms Marais has done it again with If You Want to Make God Laugh. I absolutely loved it. This beautiful and poignant book follows three woman in South Africa in the 90s. I loved the three distinct voices of these strong women. I never had to look back to see whose perspective I was reading. The characters propel the story with their growth and while the story deals with heavy subject matter, I never felt weighted down by it. The writing is gorgeous but I never felt it was too much. Ms. Marais is able to capture lessons of life and express them in such a captivatingly succinct way. I cannot wait for the release-I will be buying copies to give to everyone I know!