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My Review of A Light in the Cane Fields 1/10/2014 1:42:22 PM
One of the better books I read in 2013, this little-known story tells the tale of a young boy growing up during the anti-Marcos rebellion in the Philippines. Highly recommended. I received a free copy of this book to review. The story begins with a 13 year old boy hiding in a shallow hole in the middle of the jungle, a rifle gripped tightly to his chest. His name is Jando Flores, and he has become a child soldier in the revolution against former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos. A Light in the Cane Fields is his story, a moving tale of this young boy who witnesses his family and friends becoming victims in the struggle between greedy land owners and revolutionaries. He is dragged into the fighting against his will, and we see the horror and the tragedies that accompany most revolutions through his innocent eyes. We become witnesses through him as he tells his story in simple, straightforward, and often graphic terms. It is a story that is by turns sad, funny, exhilarating and brutal. The characters, especially Jando and his family, as well as his "family" among the revolutionaries, are all too realistically depicted, and we are left crushed as many of them meet their inevitable, and violent, fates. The only disappointment I felt was when the book ended all too soon. A truly excellent book.
This review was first published in Amazon.com, at:
http://www.amazon.com/Light-Cane-Fields-Enrico-Antiporda-ebook/product-reviews/B00CBP70OG/ref=cm_cr_pr_btm_link_next_3?ie=UTF8&pageNumber=3&showViewpoints=0&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending
