Cry, the Beloved Country?

Pre-College Topics High School Life
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<p>It seems that this will be my Honors English II summer assignment, and I’m curious of who has read this book before and what the feelings about it are.</p>

<p>What did you think about it, and do you think this would be a good book to take on a plane flight? (I’m going to Missouri for a national wrestling tournament at the end of June)</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>That book is one of my favorite books. Great story of good, evil and redemption and forgiveness.</p>

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<p>Its a great book and an easy read. Read it on the plane for sure.</p>

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<p>Oi, I did not like Cry the Beloved Country. This could largely be due to my AP teacher dragging the novel out over two months, and spending 2 or 3 days discussing each chapter.</p>

<p>I just could not get into it. I enjoyed the plot and the premise, but I just could not get into the characters! They didn’t seem in the flesh. More like ghosts. I could see alot in the Jarvis family but that was it.</p>

<p>Also, I know Paton wrote it after reading Grapes of Wrath. You can see alot of Steinbeck in the novel–the way he writes (repetition, writing lengths on scenery) and the way he does dialogue. Also, the Kumalo family seemed vaguely reminiscent of the Joads.</p>

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<p>I kinda read it but didnt really pay attention to it…i didnt find it that interesting.</p>

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<p>We have to read it next year, (junior year) for IB.</p>

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<p>its one of the few books i actually finished without resorting to spark notes</p>

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<p>it was okay i read most of it, but ended up skimming it towards the end when i lost interest…or perhaps it was because we had to dissect basically every sentence for the people in my class who didn’t understand</p>

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<p>I really liked it, and its an easy read. So go for it on the plane.</p>

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<p>When was this book written? Is it a classic or modern?</p>

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<p>It was written in the 1930s, I believe. It’s pretty contemporary, but I like it.</p>

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<p>Luwain–more like late 40s, Paton borrowed a lot from John Steinbeck, most recognizably the intercalary chapters from 1937’s Grapes of Wrath</p>

<p>I didn’t really like it all that much. Steinbeck is my all-time favorite and Paton, while making a modest effort, just paled in comparison.</p>

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<p>oh god…i had to read that during the summer between SIXTH AND SEVENTH grade. i hated it. if i read it now i might like it though…</p>

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<p>Time for sparknotes unless you like slow paced books.</p>