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ppkfs 's review for:
The Old Drift
by Namwali Serpell
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
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.