reading around the world – Burma

Burma: The Lizard Cage by Karen Connelly

Thoughts: Sometimes you read a book that is good and meaningful and important but it doesn’t do a single thing for you. This book, about a political prisoner in a Burmese jail was like that. Something held me back from really melting into the story, into the characters, into the time and the place. Again, like earlier this month, I can’t say a single thing that didn’t work if we attack this book from a technical standpoint. It’s just me and this book aren’t going to be friends.

Rating: 3/5