Review: MUST read through to chapter three!!!!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 3, 2013
"She's drowning she cries so much." directed towards the woman whom is on her knees perfecting the dirt over her son's grave whilst no tears seem to touch her. The author uses short and direct writing styles with euphemistic references that are clear and concise. I'm not going to lie but I had a tear in my eye after reading that passage.At first I thought the book was going to be a bit slow and I was disappointed but then it changed and I can't put my finger on it but I kept reading...kept reading...now it's 4 a.m. and I can't believe I read the entire thing all night. The culture comparisons alone were fascinating.Descriptives are very concise which makes the book easy to read but there are so many times I had to read a passage twice because it was so unreal. For instance police officers beating a child for stealing. As an American, I suddenly feel spoiled and selfish. This was more than a murder mystery, it was a look into the lives of people across the globe. It was strange, wonderful and gratifying.I had to Google some of the things described in the book to see if that was actually true and they were. What a culture shock. Either way, the author left images in my head that I can't erase. I'll see that woman kneeling over the grave of her son for the rest of my life...drowning within herself. I cried...I won't lie.In my opinion, give this book two chapters to pull you in. Please don't do what I did and read the first section and then put it away for later because it didn't start out with a bang(again, I feel like a spoiled American). After picking it back up last night I can only wish I'd read it sooner, when I first got it. It was almost like history/culture/mystery all in one. It was a weird combo but it kept me up ALL night.The author effectively compares two cultures and ways of doing things without it being a schooling lesson. I got MUCH more out of this than just a story. Another book from an Indie author that deserves noting.