Tsotsi: A Novel
Registered by rootmartin of Wellesley, Massachusetts USA on 11/9/2006
This book is in a Controlled Release!
This book is in a Controlled Release!
5 journalers for this copy...
Looking forward to read this book. Having minored in African studies in college, I really enjoy African fiction.
Looks interesting, thanks for sharing.
This was a powerful book, with an ending that was a complete gut-punch. I'm quite interested to see the movie that was made from this book, which won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film a few years ago. The lead character, Tsotsi, is a thug and the lens through which the author examines apartheid in South Africa and the lives that people lead. In the end, the book is a depressing one, with little optimism for the future.
The book is now on the way to perfect-circle from the reverse wishlist relay on Book Obsessed.
The book is now on the way to perfect-circle from the reverse wishlist relay on Book Obsessed.
Journal Entry 4 by perfect-circle from Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear United Kingdom on Saturday, January 3, 2009
Arrived safely today, thanks very much!
Journal Entry 5 by perfect-circle from Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear United Kingdom on Sunday, February 8, 2009
I tried to watch the film of this recently, but couldn't get into it. After reading this, I will definitely be giving it another try. This is a powerful, if ultimately depressing book, the ending of which I wasn't expecting at all.
Thank you, msjoanna.
Thank you, msjoanna.
Received today as part of a BookObsessed.com book relay. Thanks.
As msjoanna says, a complete gut punch of an ending, and indeed, it does not show much hope for the future. But I think in the end, the character of Tsotsi has had some redemptive moments and it shows there is hope for people like him.
The book is headed off to Greece, where feltre has chosen it as a prize in my monthly RABCK drawing.
The book is headed off to Greece, where feltre has chosen it as a prize in my monthly RABCK drawing.
The book arrived. Thank you!
A very powerful book with interesting characters.
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