Member Reviews

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  1 of 1 members found this review helpful.

  • Rated 4 stars

  “It took me a while to get into this book, but when I did, it moved me so much that it made me...well, sad to be human in a time when humans are so fragile.”

  Deborah C wrote this review Thursday, July 17 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  1 of 1 members found this review helpful.

  • Rated 5 stars

  “One of the most beautiful novels ever written about forgivness and unconditional love. Hard to get into, but so worth it.”

  Karin B wrote this review Monday, June 2 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  1 of 1 members found this review helpful.

  • Rated 0 stars

  “In lyrical language Paton relates the moving story of a Zula minister who searches for his children in Johannesbury, only to learn that South Aftica society has destroyed their lives.”

  MrsB wrote this review Thursday, April 10 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  1 of 1 members found this review helpful.

  • Rated 5 stars

  “Extraordinary writing. Beautiful use of language. Much sweeter now that I've been. I highlighted many passages. Amazing classic. ”

  Julie B wrote this review Tuesday, April 1 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “This is an amazing book. Everyone should read it.”

  Bobi C wrote this review 5 days ago. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “This is one of my all-time favorites. It's stuck with me for decades as one of the most moving and intense books. One to remember.”

  Jackie A wrote this review 6 days ago. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “This book is about a man that lives in africa and that he is in the rescue of his brother, sister, and his son. when he gets to johanesburg he found out that his son has killed a man of honor.”

  sergio m wrote this review 6 days ago. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 4 stars

  “This was a reread. I first read this book in high school. I wanted to read it again to see what I thought of it.
  
  It is still a beautiful book. I loved it. One of my favorite qualities about the book is the author's style of writing dialogue. I love his disregard for traditional dialogue punctuation. Because it shows that we don't need all that punctuation in order to understand dialogue.
  
  The story is beautiful. Such a story of hope within a sad circumstance. Kumalo is a poor Black priest who goes to Johannesburg to find family members who had gone there and he hadn't heard from in a long time. The reader sees this world of poor Africans surrounded by well-off Europeans. Kumalo's son commits a murder and the second half of the book deals with the fallout and how that murder affects Kumalo's family, as well as the family of the victim.
  
  Beautiful book. A true classic.”

  Kristin C wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “If I could give this more than five stars, I would. Extremely beautiful, heart-wrenching and one of the best I've ever read. As an English major, I'm unsure why this book escaped any of my curriculums. If you're at all interested in the history of South Africa, a must read.”

  Stef K wrote this review Monday, September 1 2008. ( reply | permalink )