This was the first book I read on a Kindle. I chose the book because the author seemed interesting - he belongs to my community, and is a professor of medicine. My only prior experience with doctors who write books has been A J Cronin, and since I like A J Cronin, I thought this would be just as good.
Well, the book was not bad - it was just not great. I have read better books, surely. The themes were new though - and it gave some insight into Ethiopia and the political background there. And ofc, there is a great deal of medical detail. As I have mentioned before, I look for style, structure and story in a book. Style and structure were ordinary, the story was ok. So it wasnt a great read, it was just an ok one. I did however notice some very Mallu thought processes in the book, and I felt it was interesting that Mallus retained their thinking even after having emigrated to Ethiopia nearly a generation earlier.
Perhaps his later books which are not really stories may be better. For now, I dont feel like spending $10 on this author so soon again, so I am not going to read the rest of his books.
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