The Sabi Diane Brown 9781909740846 Books
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She does not know how, but has a sabi from her earliest memory that she was different. What she does know is that 'difference' had currency in the past, and it certainly still has currency today. The Sabi will have an effect on you - have no doubt about that. In her debut novel, Diane Brown takes a scenic and open-eyed walk down memory lane to the 1960's when apartheid was in full swing to the early 1990's when South Africa was beginning to sense freedom. She ventures further back in time to help solve the puzzle of the current time, how did South Africa become so angry and so violent? Writing from the heart to relate the events of her childhood and adolescence, the author takes you on a journey that will make you cry and laugh along with her as she tried to make sense of her life, the people around her and the system into which she was born. She is no doubt left extremely vulnerable and exposed in relating this account of her life. This honesty is anchored in an easy writing style which is deeply reflective, with an acute sense of contextual reasoning. She reflects on the news of the day in a 'free' country, tainted with the heavy stench of death, violence and abuse and notes that all too familiar script. She finally realises... Her story must be told.
The Sabi Diane Brown 9781909740846 Books
I don’t usually read memoirs, but was compelled after encountering it on one of my favorite blogs (Mary Okeke Reviews). The story was incredibly sad and yet amazingly inspiring at the same time. Life for some people can be so difficult and seeing how they make it through can give an inordinate amount of hope.Life in South Africa during apartheid could never be described as easy unless a person was white. For the ‘colored’ it was easier than for the blacks. I learned a bit a bit of South African History through this story and even more about their race relations and how people tended to see each other.
I’ll be honest, there were many aspects of the book that riled my anger because life for so many was unfair for so long. I could feel the truth in her experience and those of others.
Ms. Brown’s writing was smooth and engaging. It left me with a few questions, Such as ‘How in the world had she ended up so well adjusted after living the life she’d lived’.
A wonderful read for those who are curious about how South Africa got into their state of racial division and how it was maintained for so long. All with a mix of Ms. Brown’s personalized experiences thrown in to spice up the story.
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The Sabi Diane Brown 9781909740846 Books Reviews
Given that it is probably in the author's second language, this book shows work and dedication. It is descriptive of the the author's extraordinary life and difficult experiences and at times informative of life for women in South Africa. However, it needs editing. Sections seem to be chronologically out of order, for no literary purpose and that is distracting. The story can get a bit repetitive and maudlin in parts. The picture on the front is graphically disturbing not commensurate with the story details. I think a good editor could help her bring this book to a higher level.
The Sabi is incredibly written, rich with South African History. It's a reminder that apartheid affected black people at most but it also certainly had disadvantaged for white people too as a result of the head start they had over their black counterparts. It tackles issues of physical and emotional abuse and reminds us that this this too, has no colour.
The Sabi is hard to put down, it will stay with you long after you turn the last page. This combination makes it clear one has to read it again, because the chances are that one savages those pages way too fast as a result of the eagerness to find out how the ook concludes, yet one could sit back and really indulge and enjoy the read in not such a hurry. A second read is inevitable.
Dianne shares her thoughts and her life experiences, yet she finds a way to make you stop, think and learn.
There are hardly books that will tackle so many issues in one. A childhood, emotional and physical abuse, the apartheid system experiences In South Africa, the beautiful friendships, connections and coping mechanisms,of a young child finding herself in all the confusion, an immensely captivating love story, finding love and being love. A caged bird's song, All this in one book. The Sabi is a must read.
Book Review Written by Kutloano Kunutu (published in Carob Magazine, August 2013) (5 star rating)
The Sabi is the debut novel of Diane Brown from South Africa. It is a book of knowing. Knowing without being taught or shown. Just knowing.
Set in the height of apartheid South Africa, this book is a richly interwoven account and reflection of the personal story of Diane Brown, with that of the violent and turbulent history of South Africa. The two stories come together so seamlessly because you could never really have one without the other. The Sabi is an autobiography simply told and honestly written.
It is a powerful story, of a young girl trying to find her place in the racially classified and divided society that she is born into. She has a sabi, a knowing, from when she could remember that she was different, and that that difference meant something. This plays out in various interactions with the people around her and the situations she encounters from her early childhood into her adolescence and finally when she has come of age. She talks openly about hair and skin tones and the pressure to alter these to fit in. Within her own story she reflects on events in the world and in the country that ultimately shape her thoughts and who she becomes.
As much as this is Diane’s story, it is very much her father’s story. He is an undeniably strong and impactful character throughout the book and he is the vehicle she uses to bring together her thoughts and her unease on issues of race, skin colour, gender and violence in South Africa and the world. The duality of his character is often exposed; the good versus bad, the charming versus the vicious, the generous versus the stringent. The story reflects this duality, how the two sides of his character seem to fight each other, and yet compliment and ultimately cannot be separated from each other. This book holds up the mirror to the duality of the South African society we live in today. In her own words she states, "There is a duality to South Africa, as in all of life itself, that is evident, and as stark as the inequality among its citizens."
This story is harrowing and it succeeds in relating what could be happening inside the angry and the violent. On reflecting on her childhood she says, "I could always see when that thing, that caused him to want to lash out at someone was building inside of him. It was as if he had something in him that he needed to get out of himself and the only way he could quieten it was to hit someone." Later in the book she describes that 'thing" inside of her. There are moments so brutal, as when she describes the actions of a woman she names Cruella in the book, so tragic you are almost too afraid to read for what it might reveal; but there are also moments that shine so bright; a grandmothers touch, a mothers quiet love, the adventures and discovery of true friends who provide solace and humorous moments, and then the love of someone who finally 'sees' her and fights for and stands up for her.
The Sabi is filled with turbulence, it’s filled with violence, it’s filled with contradictions, it’s filled with music and it’s filled with love, passion, reflection, growth and acceptance. It is no longer just Diane Brown’s story it is South Africa’s story.
I highly recommend this book to young and old of all races around the world, as each are reflected in these pages.
(This review was published in Carob Magazine - August 2013
As a writer, my reading time is precious to me. I only read what will either inspire or inform me. Seldom can I find the time to read something that merely entertains me. To my surprise, Diane Brown's book, The Sabi, did all three.
This is not your usual 'diary of suffering' that so many books on apartheid South Africa are. This is a person to person chat, between the reader and the author. Seldom have I connected so quickly with a character, even in fiction. There is something so fundamentally enjoyable about being given a brutally honest and personal insight into another human beings life. A stranger becomes an intimate friend, almost overnight.
At first I thought to read through The Sabi with the usual promptness I approach most reads (bad habit as a writer); but soon I slowed down, preferring to savour an intimate chapter or two each night just before going to bed. It's that kind of read.
I don’t usually read memoirs, but was compelled after encountering it on one of my favorite blogs (Mary Okeke Reviews). The story was incredibly sad and yet amazingly inspiring at the same time. Life for some people can be so difficult and seeing how they make it through can give an inordinate amount of hope.
Life in South Africa during apartheid could never be described as easy unless a person was white. For the ‘colored’ it was easier than for the blacks. I learned a bit a bit of South African History through this story and even more about their race relations and how people tended to see each other.
I’ll be honest, there were many aspects of the book that riled my anger because life for so many was unfair for so long. I could feel the truth in her experience and those of others.
Ms. Brown’s writing was smooth and engaging. It left me with a few questions, Such as ‘How in the world had she ended up so well adjusted after living the life she’d lived’.
A wonderful read for those who are curious about how South Africa got into their state of racial division and how it was maintained for so long. All with a mix of Ms. Brown’s personalized experiences thrown in to spice up the story.
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