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The Return of the Water Spirit (African Writers Series)
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The Return of the Water Spirit (African Writers Series)
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This Book is Currently in the Wild!
11 journalers for this copy...
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I have to admit that I ordered this book only because its author is from Angola and I'm trying to read books by authors from different countries. However, the description does sound interesting, so I'm looking forward to it. |
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It was interesting to contrast the little cultural differences from mine, like the fact that the main character seldom showed up at the office more than once a week, with those things that are similar across cultures like the human foibles and addiction to computer games.The part that the water spirit played in the story was really almost an excuse for the rest of the story - I didn't feel that it centered around the water spirit, and I would have enjoyed a longer novel with a little more around that part. Overall, this slim novel was a pretty quick read but was enjoyable. |
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I'm going to offer this book as a bookring, linked with another book: The Last Will & Testament of Senhor da Silva Araujo by Germano Almeida. Authors are from Angola and Cape Verde. If you want to read just one, that's ok - sign up for the linked ring, read whichever you want, and send them on to the next person. Bookring Guidelines:
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I think that the plot was somehow empty. Maybe that is because of the language, I haven't read many books in English. I didn't really like this book.
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Oh, I really liked this little book. It was well written and the story was lovely. Somehow I also felt that I had a real treasure in my hands while reading this book; it was wonderfull to read a book from an author so far away. I think this must have been the first Angolian book that I've ever read in my life! I'm so happy that through bookcrossing I've met so many wonderfull books, including this one! Thank you so much for sharing it, hobbit! In this book there was also many brilliant thoughts that made me laugh or think more about our lives. This is one of my favourite ones (maybe because I'm spending all my days with computer...:)): "But hang on, a person who's so intelligent, who spends the whole day working with that complicated machine they call a computer, such a person really deserves the tittle doctor. I have a lot of respect for wisdom." |
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Released 6 yrs ago (5/15/2006 UTC) at Bookring in Bookring, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases WILD RELEASE NOTES:
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Part 1 of this two-part ring has already arrived here - the other one will follow as soon as Piggeldy is done with it. Thanks for sending!
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Released 5 yrs ago (10/30/2006 UTC) at -- By post or by hand/ in person, RABCK , bookring/ray in Henderson, Nevada USA WILD RELEASE NOTES:
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Released 1 yr ago (7/10/2010 UTC) at Soffitta's Africa bookbox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
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Released 2 mos ago (3/3/2012 UTC) at The Purple Dog, Eld Lane OBCZ in Colchester, Essex United Kingdom WILD RELEASE NOTES:
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