Negative Positive
Title: Very good saga of the decolonization of the Congo
Review: I'm surprised to see it hasn't been released in the US yet, but this is a very well written novel. Not light - the prose is quite intense, and one is often forced to read very slowly. Characterisation is good, and the story is sound. The only problem is that it is not by an African and as such it misses out on the nuances which would be available to one born on the continent. There is only so much that can be gleaned in a trip from the UK. Still, this is the time for more novels of Africa, even if we Africans can't be bothered to write them.
Is the review positive or negative? 