To Cure, by Francis Benedict
Have you ever stopped to think that approving the deaths of
children by ignoring vital medication testing procedures might be
tolerable? Well, by the conclusion of
“To Cure,” I guarantee it’ll cross your mind, even if only for an instant.
Benedict’s most prolific skill lies in expression and the ability to lead you
to empathise with characters that should be entirely alien to our
sensibilities. As you absorb the witty, intelligent dialogue and style, you’ll
pause to consider the emotions and motivations of the people who deliberately
deviate from societies laws. The more enthralling experience in between the
covers of “To Cure,” is trying to find the line at which you decide the
villains have become so evil that they themselves deserve to be, perhaps, eaten
alive by crocodiles.
To add depth to the plot, a heavy family presence is
threaded through the story so that the danger in which each character finds
themselves is not only personal but also a danger to the people that love them.
A fantastic read that thoroughly deserves top marks.
Incredibly (and terrifyingly!) this novel was influenced by
true events. Benedict asserts that the text is purely fiction, but he was inspired
by the events involving corporately funded child abuse in Northern Nigeria. If
you’d like to know more about the motivations behind this work, Benedict’s blog
can point you in the right direction: https://goo.gl/VpPufP
Highlights!
Expression: Even aspects such as the character’s choice of
vocabulary propels the narrative in a very exciting and stimulating way.
Empathy: You’ll be left wondering whether or not you would
have sided with the scoundrels, or the heroes.
Setting: Not only is this eBook predominantly set in an
enthralling, semi-rural location, but the individual scenes are extremely
variable. Move from a metropolis to the banks of an ancient waterway with the
turn of a page (or, the press of a button).
Get it here: myBook.to/tocure
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