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| | 1. |  | A Bend in the River
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The first half is engaging, optimistic and full of potential. The second half is a slog, loses it's optimism and, takes too many side journeys that add nothing to the overall story.
Overall this leaves a rather pessimistic view of Africa.
Naipaul maintains location anonymity, giving a... more info
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| | 2. |  | A House for Mr. Biswas
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I never understood why it says this is a `comic' masterpiece on the cover. It's true that A House for Mr Biswas is often funny and always biting, but as a novel this is tragic and grindingly dark stuff. Even the happy ending (given away at the beginning of the book; I'm not spoiling anything for you... more info
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| | 3. |  | Miguel Street
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If you enjoy Alexander McCall Smith's characters, you will certainly enjoy this book. Each person comes alive in his own special way and I read more and more slowly to make the book last just a little bit longer.
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| | 4. |  | The Enigma of Arrival: A Novel
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Another reviewer said to read this in the winter, so I did. The rain and drizzle trapped me indoors so Naipaul had a captive audience. I didn't relish the book or the characters, nor did I think the attention to detail to be much of an inspiration. I was kind of amused with some of the ideas, and... more info
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| | 7. |  | The Mimic Men: A Novel
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V.S. Naipaul's true genius is found in his travel books (An Area of Darkness, Among the Believers, Beyond Belief) while his novels often suffer the fate of over worn, if generally comfortable shoes: you feel as if you have trodden this ground before. This is not the case with his best works of... more info
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| | 8. |  | A Turn in the South
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Naipaul reminds us of the creepy, unlikely, weird but true links among the southern cities, Africa, Caribbean slave trade, that there was a triangle of economic dependency and competitiveness. He also gives a readable account of the intrigue and competition among the colonial powers.
While... more info
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| | 9. |  | An Area of Darkness
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The author, Sir V.S. Naipaul, won the Nobel Prize in 2001. He is known for both fiction and non-fiction works concerning Asia and Latin America. He was born in Trinidad and is of Indian heritage. Reading the excerpts about his book from well-known magazines to well-known authors gave me the... more info
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| | 10. |  | The Middle Passage
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This makes for some pretty dreary reading. Over 30 years ago, Naipal headed for his old home with a sense of foreboding and depression. These are interesting for what they tell of the emotional sources of his novels, in particular Mr. Biswas, so are worth a read by his most devoted fans, of which I... more info
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