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A review by alexkerner
The Book of Secrets by M.G. Vassanji
2.0
DNF
Life is too short to force oneself through a slog of a book. The first winner of the Giller Prize (and the first of my challenge to read every winner over the next few years) this story of Kenya under British rule during and after the first world war, I found the writing incredibly dull and the plot, which should be filled with intrigue was missing any sense of prepulsion. A whimpering start to my Giller challenge but thankfully Rohinton Mistry's A Fine Balance, a classic and one my all time favs.
Life is too short to force oneself through a slog of a book. The first winner of the Giller Prize (and the first of my challenge to read every winner over the next few years) this story of Kenya under British rule during and after the first world war, I found the writing incredibly dull and the plot, which should be filled with intrigue was missing any sense of prepulsion. A whimpering start to my Giller challenge but thankfully Rohinton Mistry's A Fine Balance, a classic and one my all time favs.