There were some minor occurrences where something's were wrong (we don't have ten rand coins, we have notes we don't work with the American system of grading, we use percentages) but there was a lot of effort put in that made things really seem thorough and didn't stop me reading from irritation. The book was a good read and I finished it off in two days. There was enough, let me just say, 'South African atmosphere' that I was missing home (I live in America now) fiercely and actually listened to some of the good hits mentioned in the book. That being said, I was highly surprised that this story was being told by a non-South African and not a lesbian.ĭespite this I dived in and I can say I was fairly surprised by the research that done and excuted in the story. I picked up this book because as a queer South African I found it interesting to find a book like this since I literally haven't found a book that's more 'story' with original characters than 'my South African LGBT experience.' There was enou Ok, first review so don't judge.
Despite this I dived in and I can say I was fairly surprised by the research that done and excuted in the story. I picked up this book because as a queer South African I found it interesting to find a book like this since I literally haven't found a book that's more 'story' with original characters than 'my South African LGBT experience.' That being said, I was highly surprised that this story was being told by a non-South African and not a lesbian. But Tale and music are underneath her skin, and try as she might, she can’t stop thinking about them.more It’s written everywhere – in childhood games, and playground questions, in the textbooks, in her parents’ faces. Neo knows that she’s supposed to go to school and get a real job and find a nice young boy to settle down with. She sneaks out to see them, and she falls in love, with music, and the night, but also with a girl: Tale has a voice like coffee poured into a bright steel mug, and she commands the stage. When Umzi Radio broadcasts live in a nearby bar Neo can’t resist. A life in radio is all she’s ever wanted. But everybody has a voice, and everybody sings…įifteen year old Neo loves music, it punctuates her life and shapes the way she views the world. Do you hear the song and dance of it? The chorus of Khayelitsha life? Every voice is different, its pitch and tone and intonation as distinct as the words we choose and how we wrap our mouths around them.
But everybody has a voice, and everybody sings… Fifteen year old Neo loves music, it punctuates her life and shapes the way she views the wor South Africa is loud.
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