Aminatta Forna's novel Ancestor Stones is an excellent display of numerous serious topics revolving around the status of Africa through the eyes of strong African women.
Topics such as politics, military use, education (rather it be African or European), neo-colonialism (as well as revolt and resistance against colonialism as a whole in Africa), religion, natural resources (mainly gold and diamonds), and sexuality (through sterilization and mutilation of women) all play a crucial part in the theme of Forna's novel.
Over all I really enjoyed this novel because it gave a new light to the events that took place, and continue to happen within the countries of Africa. From our past readings, we have either read items that a loosely based non fiction or somewhat of a historical read, but Ancestor Stones brought new ideas and understandings to the journeys of Africa.
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OK, maybe this is off track, but I think the picture in this post is more beautiful than the previous one.
Were their any characters or stories in the novel that you found especially interesting?
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