So far I'm enjoying it. Will be interesting to see my final thoughts when I finish it because of all the past furore of how the author is racist (the S.African govt denounced the novel).
It's a tough one because Coetzee is a white S.African writer- so writing about a racist character will unnerve people.
Three Qs I need to keep in mind:
-To what extent is the character's sentiments made up?
-How much of it is based on Coetzee's real views?
-Is he purposefully fuelling racist white sentiments/fears about savage-like black stereotypes?
Hmmm. We'll see.
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