Completed: 2/11/2022
Recommendation: Highly Recommended
Recommended By: Nobody
Review:
I have to admit that I did not expect a reference to Thomas Beckett, much less an allusion to the plot of "Murder in the Cathedral." It just seemed so removed from the context of the book, but it was a pleasant surprise. This is one of many tantalizing details wrapped up in this story. I'm sure I missed several more. It seems likely to me that the father in the story is a soft version of Bokassa, but I don't really know enough of Bokassa's life to be sure. In some odd ways this is a coming of age story, but at the end it remains broadly unresolved--not because there is a planned sequel, but, I think, because life isn't all wrapped up and handed to you with a bow. The parts of the story that are left hanging are integral to the characters and it does feel like the story ended abruptly with a lot more to tell. This is not unlike the diary that starts the story, so the diary serves, in a way, as a model for the whole book. I really enjoyed it.
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