The Beloved Country (SparkNotes Literature Guide) (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series)

Although The writing style was hard to get used to the message that was contained in the book was powerful. When one group of people oppresses another group for their own gain only pain and suffering for all will result.

A wonderful and insightful look at the history of South Africa, a must read for anyone traveling there. It will allow you to understand the subtleties of apartheid and how it impacted, and still does, the black population of this country.

This is some of the most beautiful writing in modern literature. The ancient Greeks would have approved of its poetry.
It is as well an astute analysis of human greatness and unintentional evil as well as selfishness concealed in religious thought. It will remain courant forever.

A compelling read...having had no idea of the customs and hardships of Africa. Alan Paton writes in such discriptive manner it made me truly feel the hardships these people were going through.
I will read more of his books.

So much wisdom, insight, and learning is found in this beautifully written book. There is much emotion in the relationships so familiar and dear to us all. While filled with heaviness because of complicated problems, so much hope and love is felt. Where there is one good person willing to help, there is hope for the future.

An amazing book about cultural change in an intelligent, gentle voice with a story that demonstrates it all. Urban and rural, religion and not, young and old, black and white all struggle to find a way to survive in South African without fear and violence and poverty.

This book could break your heart. We were happy to have reread it right before our trip to South Africa. Oh, that's right! I'm to review the service ... not the book. Book had been wonderfully read as I had hoped, ordered, expected, and it arrived when the seller said that it would.

I honestly loved this book. It painted such a rich portrait of a troubled country at a time of great political strife, but I felt accurately portrayed this time through living, breathing characters that weren't caricatures.

In the process of reading this book. It was recommended to me by a professor who helps prepare high school students for college. So far the book profound. Truthful, emotional yet full of strength and character.

"Cry" is a classic, a gentle book about a vicious subject, South Africa's apartheid
Although it was first published decades ago, its thesis still applies today to many societies. It should be required reading.

who plan to visit this special place. You will better understand the tribal culture that still exists in the rural villages and why the people of the cities speak so many melodic and mysterious tongues!

Although this book was a little boring at parts, it was wonderful!! It's got Christian principles without it being overpowering. The only problem I have is there's no quotation marks so that makes it a little harder to understand who's talking but it's a wonderful story that's compelling and got a beautiful ending. I encourage everyone to read this!

This remains a beautiful book about a dreadful situation tearing a country apart. It is still relevant today, and an enriching context for the revised opera Lost in the Stars, even though the book is considerably more complex than the Weil opera.
Margaret Healy

Beautifully written, this is a timeless story of class struggles, of faith, and of hope. And the gentle traditions and manners of the African tribesmen and even the Afrikaans make one long for a different, more civilized time. I loved this book!