I found this book in the beginning very frustrating, I struggled to understand Sam and his decisions, I also felt like I wanted him to be a better person, and it wasn't until he finally makes a trip to Uganda and he opened up and started falling in love that I really warmed to him. 

This book taught me a little about the history of Uganda, which prior to picking this book up, I knew nothing about and I am interested to read further on the topic. 

I also found the letters his grandfather wrote to be extremely heartbreaking, they really described the feeling of not belonging even though you are working hard to be part of the community and to "intergrate". 

The writing was very beautiful too, a great book.