Title: a coming of age novel?
Product review: If I had the choice, I wouldn't read this book. Unfortunately, our A/S Level Literature class had to do this -terrible- book that is apparently, a work of literary art.Martha is depicted to be a self absorbed adolescent who is 'struggling' to come to terms with her self discovery. She is also coming to terms with herself as a sexual being. She is somehow, meant to represent all seventeen year old girls out there with her self indulgent views on the world. Her arrogance and pride, meant to be some of her 'positive' points, grate on the nerves. Martha, as a character reeks of unnaturalness, a pity as the story rests upon her.The only redeeming factor, in my opinion, is Lessings description of the natural beauty of South Africa and her depiction of the simmering racial tensions in the veld. The era of World War Two and the legacy of World War One perhaps, created a world which my generation could not relate to. Or at least, I could not.
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