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  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Random House Uk Ltd; Airport / Ireland / Export Ed edition (August 31, 2007)
  • ISBN-10: 1846040914
  • ISBN-13: 978-1846040917
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,030,088 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Magical work of poetry but hard to get through, July 3, 2008
If you persist with this languid work of poetry by Okri, you will be rewarded. But like fine wine, this one takes time to mature, as one takes time to digest its fragrant prose.

I found Okri's work at times profound and magical, the poetry and beauty penetrate one deeply. However, it is also long-winded and difficult to get through.

The story is a simple one - love overcoming all; the parable is woven persistently into the story, which creates a fabric that wonders mystically into the depth of emotive creativity, African shamanism, the clarity of untouched African tribal life. It is clear that Okri idolises a dream of Africa which is hard to digest, in light and context of what we see happening today in the continent. However this mythical vision is so pure and innocent, so humble and filled with art and music, that the tapestry that Okri weaves is majestic, magical and in itself a work of art.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Far too long-winded., October 21, 2009
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I liked the writing style of this book. It's beautiful and poetic. But what a shame that it was so long-winded! I can't remember the last time I read such a slow-paced book. It was horribly, terribly, painfully slow - so much so that practically nothing happened for hundreds of pages. Whole chapters were dedicated to concepts that could have been expressed in a single sentence.

This 400+ page book could probably have been whittled down to a short story, there was such little plot in it. In the end, it actually lost meaning for me. Things were restated so often that they became confusing and unclear. The only thing saving this story from a one-star rating, in fact, is the beauty of the language. However, give this a pass if you like to read stories with some action and adventure.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Poetry NOT prose, September 12, 2008
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This is not a proper story but a long poem, a long repetitive poem. The author describes something, then makes 10-20 more descriptions of the same thing, again and again. The story progresses at a snail's pace and makesnosenseatall most of the time. Too deep for me!
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