Reviews for Chain of fire

The average rating for Chain of fire based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2007-10-04 00:00:00 James Boyle Aarrrgh! I said I wanted to read a sequel to Journey to Jo'burg, since I felt that book ended before reaching a happy ending. So now I've borrowed and read the sequel and guess what? It has a worse ending. Chain of Fire picks up the tale of Naledi and her family, in 1980s South Africa. Apartheid is still in force and this time Naledi's whole village is getting the screw. The powers that be have decided that Naledi's people should go back to their "homeland"--never mind that just about everybody in the community was born in their current village. As renters, the rank and file don't have a lot of leverage to fight back, but they do what they can to protest the move. The government, of course, and... well, let's just say that apartheid sucks and I wasn't given the pleasure of seeing the bad guys put in their place. Part of me wants to ask for another sequel, but part of me wants to accept the tale as is, realizing that injustice doesn't always get a swift and tidy comeuppance. This is the type of book that should be read, so that those of us who have been spared a life of poverty might recognize some of the hallmarks of oppression and work from our end to stop it.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-11-06 00:00:00 Sadaf Sadaf This book was a required book that we had to read for school, and I have to say I wasn't impressed. First and foremost, I am always disappointed with a book that has pages that "feel weird". I thought the book was poorly made, and poorly written. At the very beginning of the book, I knew it wasn't going to be enjoyable. As I kept reading, it did go from 2 stars to 3, but I still was disappointed. The ending was weird, and I felt like Beverly Naidoo was trying to fit a 5 chapter ending into 2. Overall, I was quite bored with the book, and I was suprised with the bad quality since our Language Arts teacher normally selects excellent books for us to read. I may be just not getting it, and this book may be other's favorites, but it just didn't work for me. I haven't read the sequel, Journey to Jo'Burg, and I don't think I will anytime soon.