Joerg reviewed Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue
Review of 'Behold the Dreamers' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Hmm I have mixed feelings. The good things is the empathic approach to understanding the struggles of an African immigrant family seeking to stay in the US, but also the Wall Street rich family suffering. Those were some moving and honest stories.
But I really didn't like any of the characters. They were all naive, dishonest, manipulative, abusive and so on. And while that probably was the intention, it tired me out. The story is very linear and predictable, and the solid amount of god-pushing didn't help either.
Hmm I have mixed feelings. The good things is the empathic approach to understanding the struggles of an African immigrant family seeking to stay in the US, but also the Wall Street rich family suffering. Those were some moving and honest stories.
But I really didn't like any of the characters. They were all naive, dishonest, manipulative, abusive and so on. And while that probably was the intention, it tired me out. The story is very linear and predictable, and the solid amount of god-pushing didn't help either.
