Review: A complex and multicultural thriller
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 27, 2014
Set in the latter part of South Africa's apartheid, How the Water Falls is a complex and multicultural thriller full of mystery and nuance. The cast isn't properly ensemble, but it borders on it due to the depth Kollenborn imparts on her characters. It's rare to see this kind of comprehension and empathy about a place and time when the author didn't personally experience it - that impressed me.This novel is certainly political and ethically explorative, but it doesn't suffer from its big concepts making it too lofty and inaccessible - inarguably, How the Water Falls is about people. The human experience is the main character, and for the reader, an understanding of what this group of people had to endure is the best lesson to inherit. Highly recommended.