The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts by Louis De Bernieres
Took a while to get familiar the style. The starts with violence and it is difficult to read.
Soon the humour and the human touch shine through. The characters seem real and the village life with it petty arguments and relationships seems familiar. The observations on life in South America are educational and appreciative. The straight forward attitude to sex and the perspective on life was fresh for me. Although it did occur to me that is may not be so interesting so some reading this book in South America, perhaps this is naive and simple from that perspective. The spiritual mystical, the coincidences are believable for me.
In the end the story generally ends happily for the core characters and .
Would like to read Captain Corellis Mandolin I think......
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