Noughts & Crosses imagines an alternate modern Great Britain where the Noughts (light-skinned people) are politically and economically oppressed, while the Crosses (dark-skinned people) rule over them. A young woman Sephy (a Cross, whose father is high up in government), falls in love with Callum (a Nought, whose family has ties to the radical underground). Of course they encounter many problems. This book is the first of a series. It is lightly written, and engaging, but I often felt the plot and scenario was developed on the fly, and not as well done as it could have been. This book was subsequently made into a television program (two series), and the scriptwriters deserve major kudos for altering and matching the motivations of the characters and the plot in ways the novel didn't. This worthwhile and interesting idea is better realized in the tv series, which (unusually for me) I recommend over the novel. Still either (or both) is worthwhile.
No comments:
Post a Comment