| Title | : | Sutu (The Suit) (Viva: Setswana Series) |
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| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 1874932557 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781874932550 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | - |
| Publication | : | Published April 28, 1999 |
Sutu (The Suit) (Viva: Setswana Series) Reviews
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*3.5*
BEST REASON TO READ THE BOOK *Character development*
AREA WITH THE MOST ISSUES FOR ME *Plot*
The world building of this book is excellent. It's set in the 1920's during South African Apartheid times. The descriptions of Sophiatown were excellent.
The characterisation in this short story was, for me personally, the most enjoyable. We see both characters develop drastically and we also see how our opinions can be swayed, and that we shouldn't judge people for what they do, but how they fix it afterwords (if they even do...)
The plot was the most problematic thing for me with this story. Even though it is very clever the way the author uses the suit to let the story unfold, if found it to be unrealistict. For me it was somewhat odd to have such a realistic setting and realistic characters and then have an unrealistic plot. The reason why I think it's unrealistic is because we are dealing with two adults, and then the character punishes the other in such an immature way?
*SPOILERS AHEAD*
Why would an adult punish another adult by using the suit of her lover that you didn't know about to punish her. It was just a bit too strange for me to make sense out of it. And then, why did Tilly have to be so embarrassed about it? Couldn't she just have come to terms with her punishment? Talked it out with Philemon.
*SPOILER SECTION DONE*
THE ENDING did redeem the sucky plot though. Really seriously thought-provoking.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS REVIEW IS JUST MY OPINION AND SHOULD BY NO MEANS HOLD YOU BACK FROM READING IT TOO. PLEASE RESPECT THAT THIS IS JUST MY PERSONAL OPINION AND THIS WAS THE WAY I PERSONALLY PERCEIVED THE STORY AND ITS MESSAGES AND THEMES. THANK YOU FOR READING MY REVIEW!:) -
Although the story is very short, I must say I really enjoyed it. The story pulls you in and is very heart-breaking. A really wonderful piece of writing - I will encourage anyone to read it.
