Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ

Kathy's Reviews > Half a Life

Half a Life by V.S. Naipaul
Rate this book
Clear rating

by
31175766
's review

it was ok

I checked out the two books of this series, this the first and then Magic Seeds. I have read a small portion of the second and will be returning both books to the library for someone else to read.
Overall weirdness - something I like to sample but not when it just does not gel for me. He moves around in the first one: India, London, Africa. Apparently the second book takes him back to Great Britain. But...it starts in Berlin? His sister Sarojini asks him where he wants to go next since his 6-month visa is going to expire."I don't see what I can do. I don't know where I can go."
"You've never felt there was anything for you to do. You've never understood that men have to make the world for themselves....Eighteen years in Africa. Your poor wife. She thought she was getting a man. She should have talked to me...You've always preferred to hide. It's the colonial psychosis, the caste psychosis. You inherited it from your father."
...and on and on it goes
12 likes ·  âˆ� flag

Sign into Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ to see if any of your friends have read Half a Life.
Sign In »

Reading Progress

Started Reading
May 13, 2019 – Shelved
May 13, 2019 – Finished Reading

Comments Showing 1-2 of 2 (2 new)

dateDown arrow    newest »

Fergus, Weaver of Autistic Webs Naipaul IS a tough nut to crack, but maybe we’re too tough on him! Someday I’ll have another look, perhaps. But like you, I was disappointed!


message 2: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth The book's title would have hooked me.
Glad to know it's one to skip.


back to top