Though exciting, the plot is very loose, leaving a lot of plot holes open. I applaud the author for bringing them to light and making the struggles of so many people known. I haven't previously read a book about xenophobia or the problems in Zimbabwe, so it was very interesting & enlightening to read about them in here. However, I am glad this book was written because the issues discussed are so very real and relevant. Though this isn't the worst book I've read for school, it also wasn't the most interesting and I definitely didn't enjoy the millions of comprehensions and activities we had to do while we were reading it. The way there are many plot holes left open so the reader can interpret what happens, the way the characters are so very flat and how the story focuses mainly on the issues it's portraying really makes it seem like a 'school' book. I must admit, this book definitely had the feel of assigned reading. The book is about Deo and his brother Innocent's journey to South Africa after a tragedy befalls their rural village. It is set during a time when there is great corruption in the Zimbabwean government, as well as shocking inflation. Now is The Time for Running is about Deo, a teenage boy living in Zimbabwe.
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