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A review by anteus7
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
5.0
I'd forgotten just how sad this book is. At the same time it is a reminder that through difficulty and tragedy, life just keeps going on. Sometimes it even gets better.
Paton's writing style in this novel is simple but has an equally nuanced way of dealing with the different ways the characters interact--the different languages represented and the levels of difference between groups (black/white, older/younger)--was interesting and makes me want to do some more research into the social systems in place in 1950s-era South Africa.
Paton's writing style in this novel is simple but has an equally nuanced way of dealing with the different ways the characters interact--the different languages represented and the levels of difference between groups (black/white, older/younger)--was interesting and makes me want to do some more research into the social systems in place in 1950s-era South Africa.