Around the World in 80 Books discussion

List&plan (wip)

Turkey
Cyprus
Zambia
Senegal
Papua New Guinea —> Mister Pip, Lloyd Jones
Morocco
Bahamas
Finland
Barbados
Lesotho
Portugal
Suriname —> The Cost of Sugar, Cynthia McLeod, read on 04/01
Mozambique —> Confession of the Lioness, Mia Couto
Liechtenstein
Liberia
Congo —> Black Moses, Alain Mabanckou
Bulgaria
Solomon Islands
New Zealand
Dominican Republic

I finished The Cost of Sugar by Cynthia McLeod, set in Suriname.

I'm not totally satisfied. This book captured me, but I think it's too "full", there are too many episodes in order to offer a complete vision of the historic period, but they often result separated from the rest of the novel. Main characters look stereotypical, without any chances to improve or correct their mistakes. McLeod is a good writer, or I wouldn't have read this book in three days, but I wanted something more.