Book Count (since 1 January 2012)

Book Count (since 1 January 2014): 30

Friday 19 February 2010

The Other Hand by Chris Cleave

This book is billed very well. The text on the back page is intreguing, promising a book about which you will want to rave but giving nothing away.

The novel itself does not live up to this excellent marketing. It is very good but over-selling leads to disappointment.

In summary, a middle class couple trying to rescue their marriage holiday in Nigeria and meet with violence on a Nigerian beach. One girl survives a massacre by local oil thugs and her life becomes entwined with the couples with significant results.

It is a fairly well written book but not very thought provoking nor does it have the impact you might expect. For some reason, it is difficult to connect with the characters and it feels like there is a barrier somewhere.

Worth reading but not brilliant.

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