“A highly perceptive novel” – Hold by Michael Donkor #IDTP19

"Something has to be said about the writing style. It is vivid, humorous and serious when appropriate. Michael Donkor sprinkles his novel with Twi words from the Ghanaian dialect. There is a glossary at the front of the book which lists a few of them, but it's a bit of a bind to keep flipping backwards and forwards. Personally, I'm not convinced that the expressions add much to the credibility of the story. Rather, I wonder, if they don't distract a little from giving it proper depth. Conversations, too, are rendered in a distinctive, repetitive style of speech that some reviewers of West African heritage have criticised as being inauthentic. Linguistically, as far as I am aware of how young people converse nowadays, Donkor is pretty astute in his representation of dialogue between Belinda and Amma in particular, but also other characters with whom they interact." - Carola Huttmann reviews Hold by Michael Donkor #IDTP19

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