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A review by sonnymirrors
In the Company of Men by Véronique Tadjo
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
This book reads like a call to attention, to focus on the relationship between humanity and nature and the devastation of that on account of humanity's actions. This book is concerned with making sense of devastation and disaster, trying to find meaning in all the chaos that ensues in our world and endeavouring to foster hope and compassion through it all.
This book is well written and the structure and flow is simple and considered. The writing is poetic, reflective and contemplative. It successfully created the sense of a heartfelt conversation, serious and instructive at once and yet so patient and understanding. The concern for humanity shines through, the frustration and urgent sense of hope cannot be missed.
The book is written from the perspective of various characters, Al involved in the Ebola epidemics. Here, nature speaks, bats, survivors, doctors, relatives of the infected, and even the dead speak. One is able to connect to the story, feel the reality of the Ebola epidemics from various angles and points of view. There's more than one side to a story and the impact of a disaster is larger and more far reaching than we may think. This work humbles us to that fact. It's a wonderful book. A pleasure to have read it.
This book is well written and the structure and flow is simple and considered. The writing is poetic, reflective and contemplative. It successfully created the sense of a heartfelt conversation, serious and instructive at once and yet so patient and understanding. The concern for humanity shines through, the frustration and urgent sense of hope cannot be missed.
The book is written from the perspective of various characters, Al involved in the Ebola epidemics. Here, nature speaks, bats, survivors, doctors, relatives of the infected, and even the dead speak. One is able to connect to the story, feel the reality of the Ebola epidemics from various angles and points of view. There's more than one side to a story and the impact of a disaster is larger and more far reaching than we may think. This work humbles us to that fact. It's a wonderful book. A pleasure to have read it.