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A review by ppkfs
The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Started off strong, then sort of wobbled a bit, and the end was just "I want this to be over".
It quite obviously was an homage to 100 Years of Solitude, and it started off far better - the diversity of the characters was a wonderful breath of fresh air. Then the next generation sort of...was kind of distant from their parents and completely from each other, and the last generation even more so.
It was very close to either 3 or 9 separate but minorly linked stories rather than one big generational web. It just went on too long and too disjoint.
It quite obviously was an homage to 100 Years of Solitude, and it started off far better - the diversity of the characters was a wonderful breath of fresh air. Then the next generation sort of...was kind of distant from their parents and completely from each other, and the last generation even more so.
It was very close to either 3 or 9 separate but minorly linked stories rather than one big generational web. It just went on too long and too disjoint.