Reviews

Full Circle by Frederick Yamusangie

misslin's review

2.0

An interesting insight into DRC culture. Plot was interesting but a few holes. Would the elite really leave their eldest son in the care of a guardian who was hardly ever in town? The second half of novel seemed to be written In a hurry. This certainly would have been improved by another draft but worthwhile never the less.

ksangabriel15's review

2.0

This seemed like a fable of sorts, but without the lesson or moral. It was like reading an elementary schooler’s first creative writing story. Or a rambling bedtime story.

It starts rather slowly, and everything in the beginning feels like, “where is this going?” So okay, we keep reading but it doesn’t really make sense. And then, suddenly, a tragedy strikes — okay, fine — but from there everything just spirals hurriedly, but nothing else really happens and there’s not really a resolution, and it’s just over.

I thought this was going to be a story about a huge misunderstanding or distasteful prank. Instead, the story is essentially that the main character arrives in a new place, struggles to adapt, finally makes a friend but things get weird, tragedy & chaos, and then he leaves. But what about everyone else? They sort of disappear.

I’m not really seeing how anything in this story “will change his life — and destiny” (partly because it ends so abruptly and openly) but at least the book was short and somewhat entertaining in parts, even if it was ridiculous.

ash3's review

2.0

I didn't know what to expect from this book.

esquiredtoread's review

2.0

Lacked connection and very short but a decent (small) snapshot of the Democratic Republic of Congo