Mating, by Norman Rush

[nwhyte]

I wasn't hugely impressed by this novel of an activist struggling with emotion and revolution in 1980s Namibia. As with Doris Lessing, I found myself not terribly interested in the problems of white people trying to make sense of African society; it feels like it's all about them. I have a feeling I got this after it was highly recommended by

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[surliminal]

Oh god. My book club did this. We all universally and totally hated it. Not only is it self serving rubbish but it's incredibly pretentiously written. Someone is doing a good job selling it I see!

[surliminal]

I assume you've read the Poisonwood Bible which is so infinitely better?

[nwhyte]

Absolutely!