What readers think of A Girl is A Body of Water, plus links to write your own review.

Kirabo stars in this Ugandan family saga. I like Kirabo as she seeks to understand clan customs, traditional relationships and ultimately to find her absent mother. Makumbi weaves a thoughtful tale with the threads of clan relationships and rivalries, with strong elements of expanding feminism, with the values of schooling all set in the political background of government versus rebellion. Book clubs should find rich material for discussion. In my view this is an excellent novel and a good read, albeit at times,the path is strewn with unfamiliar language, undefined Swahili vocabulary and awkward usage. Readers should feel rewarded for traveling on these Ugandan roads in Kirabo's shoes.

This was a difficult and long read. A plethora of names of people and places that was difficult to follow. The Sio and Kirabo story spanned the length of the 500 pages. I forced myself to finish this book.

I tried to like A Girl Is A Body Of Water but I didn't. It is a coming of age story and though I found the part where Kirabo leaves her body such an interesting detail, the characters were not that interesting to me. I just lost interest in the book. It was hard to keep the characters straight. I may just move on to another book and maybe come back to this one but I don't think I will. I love reading and books and maybe it is this troubled time we are in, but this was not the book for me. I couldn't stay with it.