Rated  of 5
by Alice W. (Sacramento, CA)
Clouds Beneath the Sun
I chose this book because I have Masaai friends and have lived in a Masaai Village.
I found the descriptions of Kenya close to those in my memories. However the Masaai were not described as I think of them...of course, the story was set at pre-independence and I was there two years ago.
The story was relatively interesting, however the writer's methods were annoying to me. It seemed that he was writing a soap opera...as he periodically would inject a series of questions all lined up in a row such as: will she tell him the entire truth, when will the Land Rover arrive, who will come to the trial? What? This over and over as though we might put the book down at that point and return tomorrow , same time, same station and resume reading the story. This was definitely an odd writing technique.
I also tired of reading about the perspiration between Natalie's breasts. I wanted to float her a handkerchief to deal with the problem as it seemed to plague her no matter what the incident...that along with her hands going to her throat, or her recurring bouts with inner rage. Oh please...
The plot? well...pretty predictable except at the end.
Did I enjoy it...? Sort of...I didn't push aside other things in my life to get back to the book and read.
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of 5
by Marta M. (Tustin, CA)
