Book 29/50
My 29th read is Mara and Dann by Doris Lessing.
It was an excellent read, both thought provoking and engrossing. The plot is actually quite simple : in the future, we follow Mara and Dann during a long journey through Africa (which Doris Lessing calls Ifrik, because of the way words change). The story begins with a palace coup that Mara and Dann are forced to flee when they are still children. Then, they live in a rural village which, years later, they have to leave because of a terrible drought. Follows their struggle to find a better place to live.
Mara and Dann is a very good read. I loved the character of Mara, and her brother Dann was attaching as well. This book also raises lots of issues about climatic changes, without sounding like a pamphlet. You see Doris Lessing's point, but you can feel she still cared about the story. An excellent novel.
It was an excellent read, both thought provoking and engrossing. The plot is actually quite simple : in the future, we follow Mara and Dann during a long journey through Africa (which Doris Lessing calls Ifrik, because of the way words change). The story begins with a palace coup that Mara and Dann are forced to flee when they are still children. Then, they live in a rural village which, years later, they have to leave because of a terrible drought. Follows their struggle to find a better place to live.
Mara and Dann is a very good read. I loved the character of Mara, and her brother Dann was attaching as well. This book also raises lots of issues about climatic changes, without sounding like a pamphlet. You see Doris Lessing's point, but you can feel she still cared about the story. An excellent novel.