I somehow have the feeling that this book is
about actual life in South Africa much more than any of the works by Nadine Gordimer.
No matter how far he has fallen, David always seems
to find a way to reach new lows. Despite the fact that so many of his actions
are condemnable, the reader (or at least, in my case, the white reader with a
sheltered life) wants his misery to end well before the invasion of Lucy’s farm.
And the depiction of Lucy’s apathy after the robbery and rape is absolutely
paralyzing. I am not quite sure whether things will improve for David after the
end of the book, I’m afraid not – and surely things are going to spiral
downwards for Lucy.
Notwithstanding its uncontainable grimness and
harshness, or possibly because of that, this is one of the best novels I’ve
ever read.
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