Official Review: An Easy Walk To America, not
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Official Review: An Easy Walk To America, not
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "An Easy Walk To America, not" by Das Emeritus.]
An Easy Walk To America, not by Das Emeritus is a story about a young man’s attempt to migrate from his home in Africa to America in search of greener pastures. The story is essentially a travel and immigration story laced with adventure, challenges, and determination. The author built an excellent background by explaining the reasons why young people emigrate and the coping strategies of those who stay behind. This statement in the book stood out for me: “It will be better to just go on an adventure, go for education, and go for other opportunities rather than stay in a state of complete negligence, isolation, yet enslavement and total dominance. It will be better than to be a slave in my own land; when I know from within that I am supposed to be free.”
The style of writing is blunt and poignant, and the author injects some wit into the story despite the seriousness of the theme he explored. One of the witty statements he made is on page 117, in which he refers to ‘untapped witchcraft’ as one of Africa's riches that can be harnessed. He interestingly combines poetry and prose. I liked the poem on page 116 about Africa. The main character in this story is flawed, and it is easy to feel empathy for him as he encounters cultural and language shocks on his journey.
I liked the author’s views about war, not being a solution to any problem. I share his surprise at people engaging in warfare and fighting for things that they will leave behind. I also liked the bluntness and detailed description of events and scenes in the story but I struggled a bit with the fluency of the language. I learned a lot about Peru and Panama from the author’s account of this journey. I was able to learn a few Spanish words too.
Young people desirous of emigration can learn about the hazards of poorly planned illegitimate trips and get a more balanced perspective of the world from this book. However, because of the erotic scenes in some portions of the book, it is better suited for adults.
The only thing I disliked about the book is that I sometimes felt as if I was reading a story written by an author whose native language is not English. I think this book would have benefited from another round of professional editing to remove some of the errors I noticed. I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars because of these errors. It will make a useful addition to university libraries.
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An Easy Walk To America, not
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An Easy Walk To America, not by Das Emeritus is a story about a young man’s attempt to migrate from his home in Africa to America in search of greener pastures. The story is essentially a travel and immigration story laced with adventure, challenges, and determination. The author built an excellent background by explaining the reasons why young people emigrate and the coping strategies of those who stay behind. This statement in the book stood out for me: “It will be better to just go on an adventure, go for education, and go for other opportunities rather than stay in a state of complete negligence, isolation, yet enslavement and total dominance. It will be better than to be a slave in my own land; when I know from within that I am supposed to be free.”
The style of writing is blunt and poignant, and the author injects some wit into the story despite the seriousness of the theme he explored. One of the witty statements he made is on page 117, in which he refers to ‘untapped witchcraft’ as one of Africa's riches that can be harnessed. He interestingly combines poetry and prose. I liked the poem on page 116 about Africa. The main character in this story is flawed, and it is easy to feel empathy for him as he encounters cultural and language shocks on his journey.
I liked the author’s views about war, not being a solution to any problem. I share his surprise at people engaging in warfare and fighting for things that they will leave behind. I also liked the bluntness and detailed description of events and scenes in the story but I struggled a bit with the fluency of the language. I learned a lot about Peru and Panama from the author’s account of this journey. I was able to learn a few Spanish words too.
Young people desirous of emigration can learn about the hazards of poorly planned illegitimate trips and get a more balanced perspective of the world from this book. However, because of the erotic scenes in some portions of the book, it is better suited for adults.
The only thing I disliked about the book is that I sometimes felt as if I was reading a story written by an author whose native language is not English. I think this book would have benefited from another round of professional editing to remove some of the errors I noticed. I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars because of these errors. It will make a useful addition to university libraries.
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An Easy Walk To America, not
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