Probably my favorite book EVER

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	• Cry, the Beloved Country (Oprah's Book Club) Alan Paton Scribner, 2003 - 316 pages average customer review:based on 246 reviews view larger image
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Powerful Book

This is a powerful book. The theme is universal. If the names were changed it could have been about native americans or any oppressed peoples. In parts of it I felt a "Grapes of Wrath" type quality. People go to the city with hope looking for a better life. There they loose their hope and turn to vices and crime. They disappear into the woodwork not making contact with their former lives - almost like a loss of innocence.

The only problem I had with the book was that the progress and improvement experienced in the valley occured because of a tragic murder. I almost got the feeling as I was reading that it was a good thing this man was killed. That bothered me. I am sure that is not what the author had in mind. Otherwise, it is a very worthwhile book to read - especially the first two books.

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Probably my favorite book EVER

After reading "Professor Smith's" review, I have to wonder if we read the same book. The tragedy that the characters experienced is horrific, but the beautiful events that that arose from that tragedy are inspiring! "Cry, the Beloved Country" is amazing, poetic, moving, affecting, and an important book to read.

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Just great!

Alan Paton writes eloquently about personal struggles, triumphs, and losses. Almost biblical, the lyrical dialogues and descriptions draw you into the reality that is South Africa and don't let you go. Stephen Kumalo becomes a hero and a friend to empathize with and admire. As a college student, I have read this book 5 times and written papers on it for English, History, and Sociology classes. (I got A's on all of them!) I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys great literature and a great story. The 1995 movie with James Earl Jones was superbly done and was the first of the three versions made to be filmed in South Africa. The last scene with Kumalo on the mountaintop was so beautiful and moving it made me cry

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