~ Weep Not Child ~
This book describes generally the life in Kenya during the Mau Mau revolution and the struggle of the black people to get their freedom and dignity from the English colonist. Ngugi Wa Thingo follows Njoroge's familly, hoping for a bright future and regaining their stolen land.The Mau Mau uprising had a damaged impact on all the member of this family.
Throughout the troubled time, Njoroge fought against his bad conditions; making his dreams come true was only the idea that gripped him and made him carry on his hard work on school in order to be an important and well educated person in the future to rebuild his poor country Kenya because his faith of getting the freedom in the future grew stronger everyday. Unfortunately, the English colonist tore apart his whole life; hopes,dreams, his unique love and even the unity of his family.
In despite of the sadness and the bleak side of the story, I really enjoyed reading Ngugi's first book ever. I felt like I belong to those characters and his people belonged to me. I sympathize with any population that fights against the enemy. The old Algerian generation had experienced the French colonization, we lost over one million and a half martyrs in the war against the cruel colonist.
Weep not Child; be strong and faithful instead because bloodshed, death, pain, and the injustice won't last forever in the world , you deserve to be free, educated, happy and loved, the sun rise tomorrow surely....
The book was beautifully written, it rejoiced me a lot and made grateful for all the graces in my life. Highly recommend.
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