It probably took me way too much time to read it to appreciate this book in it’s own rights, but I could not go past my annoyance at Elias Coles’ attitude with Saffia. The sociological and historical background made me want to finish it, but I only cared about secondary characters in the story. I did enjoy the writing and I really liked to read on the medical context and the attitude towards psychiatrist in Sierra Leone.
I also have to say that the amount of research behind this book is very impressive, which probably worked in making the context so rich.