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A review by melbsreads
The Blunder by Mutt-Lon
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Trigger warnings: racism, violence, xenophobia, death, colonialism, medical malpractice, death of a child (in the past)
Well, that's Cameroon crossed off my Read Around the World list in a short little package. I kind of wish that the translator's note at the end about the actual events that inspired the story had been at the beginning because I kind of struggled to get my head around what was happening at times. I tried Googling it, but just ran into the hero worship of Jamot that the author describes.
Anyway. It's an interesting insight into colonialism and Cameroon in the 1920s, caught between two colonial powers. But I don't know that I'll be in a hurry to seek out this author again.
Well, that's Cameroon crossed off my Read Around the World list in a short little package. I kind of wish that the translator's note at the end about the actual events that inspired the story had been at the beginning because I kind of struggled to get my head around what was happening at times. I tried Googling it, but just ran into the hero worship of Jamot that the author describes.
Anyway. It's an interesting insight into colonialism and Cameroon in the 1920s, caught between two colonial powers. But I don't know that I'll be in a hurry to seek out this author again.