Wow! I did not see some of this coming! The romance, the future of the kids cut short . . . not to mention the life of Scarboy and his father cut short! Some aspects of the book were very predictible: Fi's all-American preachiness, the resistance of the tribe, and the tribes return to a nomadic lifestyle. I was happy to find some surprises in this novel, especially when I was only so-so on the overall writing quality and style. The end of the book became something of a page turner for a bit but in the end, I was disappointed with the quick departure of the tribe. I know getting the kids off to America with Fi might have been a bit neat and tidy but it would have been gratifying for me, none the less. I just hate that every possibility in the book ended up with a negative resolution.
I know some of you were not able to get into the book enough to finish it. Let's try The Help by Kathryn Stockett - I believe we will all be much more satisfied with this one.
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