A review by fkshg8465
Ben, In the World: The Sequel to the Fifth Child by Doris Lessing

5.0

As I wrote in my review of The Fifth Child, I almost didn’t want to read this book because the first was so good. I’m so glad to have read this follow up! While the rest of the world possibly, probably, is reviled and afraid of Ben, I could only feel enormous sympathy for him. He defied all expectations of everyone who ever came into contact with him, especially his father. But the ending, though it was likely the only logical conclusion, nonetheless gutted me. I hope Therese and Alfredo love him always. I certainly shall.