The plot was way too long making the book quite a thick edition. Sambulo found his voice, not that he ever said much, past the halfway mark into Hlomu's tale largely due to Xolie and Hlomu's relationship. Maqhele and Nkosana were given time to transform because they played such big roles in Hlomu's story, the others were not given an opportunity to grow, therefore not memorable to me. I found that because the cast was plentiful, some characters were not given time to evolve. I found myself going back and forth trying to keep up with who's who. Filled with unnecessary dialogue, in my opinion. A legendary love story peppered with ghetto-fabulousness. Sigh, the stuff that has made Mzansi Magic famous. From her first encounter with Maqhele, the-taxi-driver-turned-taxi-owner-turned-business-mogul, the all encompassing thug, at the Bree taxi rank ending with them celebrating 10 years of marriage serenaded by John Legend. The story spans over 11 years of Hlomu's life. I found myself chastising and reprimanding Hlomu at every opportunity. I think that I was reading it from my "Parent-like" ego. I wouldn't have picked it had it been up to me.
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