The Prisoner of Paradise

Posted on 06 May 2018 by Romesh Gunesekera

When Lucy arrives in Mauritius she is unprepared for the disquieting attractions of Don Lambodar, a young translator from Ceylon Under the surface there is growing unease, it is 1825 Britain has wrested power from France and is shipping convict labour across the oceans The age of slavery is coming to its messy end Best Read The Prisoner of Paradise author Romesh Gunesekera For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr The book was interesting for its portrayal of the various cultures African, Indian, Ceylonese, English, Dutch which found themselves on Mauritius in the 1820s Slavery and use of convict labour were the manpower to the British Cruelty was used as the means of control But given the times, the island was fairly enlightened and the relationship between the young virginal Lucy and the Ceylonese Don was able to be formed without too many roadblocks.Lucy was the typical English young lady Her par The book ...I expectedfrom Prisoner of Paradise Of course Gunasekara has nicely presented the vast cultural and class diversity of islanders that none has roots there Don Lambodar s situation and his feelings are done beautifully, but cannot say the same about the other main character Lucy Gladwell Depth of Lucy s character hardly goes beyond a typical strong headed woman in a Wilbur Smith or a Geoffrey Archer For some reason all these authors think a righteous woman with her own will cannot be se I expectedfrom Prisoner of Paradise Of course Gunasekara has nicely presented the vast cultural and class diversity of islanders that none has roots there Don Lambodar s situation and his feelings are done beautifully, but cannot say the same about the other main character Lucy Gladwell Depth of Lucy s character hardly goes beyond a typical strong headed woman in a Wilbur Smith or a Geoffrey Archer For some reason all these authors think a righteous w...Gunesekera has the talent to show his readers the world from the perspectives of his very different characters Real page turner of a story, wonderful description of the island and very interesting insight into the history of Mauritius.I loved this book The prose was so good The description of surroundings paralleled the circumstances feelings of people It was very disappointing, then, when the story ended abruptly with the death of a character D In general, a great read Has reminded me of my passion for Literature.one of the few books that speak about the colonial era at Mauritiusvery engrossing and lyrical loved itA book written in classic English literature style, I liked it primarily because it not only chronicles a moving love story of the protagonists but is set in quite a unique setting, Mauritius in 1825.Detailed review put up atAbandoned on page 80 Too confusing and unengaging I might have persevered if I had a particular interest in the setting or if I were reading it for a book group But I don t and I could feel my life slipping away so I ve do...The ending kind of leaves you with a sense of this was a great bookbut the ending brings it down to 3 stars read The Prisoner of Paradise is a unique book and I m eager to tell you why Firstly, it allowed me to experience a place I ve never seen in real life, nor read as a setting in a book Mauritius Now that I ve read this book, I m eager to know a lotabout this country and culture Lucy, one of the main characters in this novel by Romesh Gunesekera, instantly falls in love with the island She describes the light as dazzling and the water sparkling It sounds like a tropical paradise, espec The Prisoner of Paradise is a unique book and I m eager to tell you why Firstly, it allowed me to experience a place I ve never seen in real life, nor read as a setting in a book Mauritius Now that I ve read this book, I m eager to know a lotabout this country and culture Lucy, one of the main c...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here I am undecided about this book I couldn t get into it and if it hadn t been for my boyfriend challenging me to finish it then I would have stopped reading and moved on to another book.The language used was colourful and the descriptions of the places was wonderful, I could really picture Mauritius and how it would have been back then I felt like Romesh wanted us to really care for Lucy, but I just hated her I find it hard work when a young character who is meant to be naive has these very gra I am undecided about this book I couldn t get into it and if it hadn t been for my boyfriend challenging me to finish it then I would have stopped reading and moved on to another book.The language used was colourful and the descriptions of the places was wonderful, I could really picture Mauritius and how it would have been back then I felt like Romesh wanted us to really care for Lucy, but I just hated her I find it hard work when a young character who is meant to be naive has these very grand thoughts which in reality only thewise would have The language she uses when speaking is too old for her age I m not saying I think she should be simple, but simplified What I got from the book was that no one is every truly free , only in death are we free which I got from the last chapter and that there is not always a happy ending which I did find refreshing.All in all I would only recommend th...

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06 May 2018

Romesh Gunesekera