Quarter 3- Journal 16: So Long a Letter

So long for such a short book. Furthermore, really? This book was equally as boring as From Sleep Unbound. At least it was really short. In this book, the character really just complains to her friend, and forces her to empathize with her because her husband died. Some friend. Her friend, Aissatou, can commemorate because she divorced her husband after he took a co-wife. Ramatoualye, the person scribing this wonderful letter, then recalls how strong Aissatou is, because she herself couldn't divorce her husband when he took a co-wife of his daughter's friend. Awkward. In any case, I find that these books both show how much life sucked for women living in either Egypt or Senegal during these time periods for the adversity they faced, and the lack of love in their lives. However, I think these books could be better if a bit more went on, rather than the female protagonist complaining about how sad/lifeless they are. In conclusion, this book was pretty slow and boring, but I guess in the end Mrs. Hilston was right. These are not books to be favorites, but they do have a lot to be written about.