Pages: 185;
Genre: Autobiography;
Rating: 4.5/5;
Challenges: Orbis Terrarum 2009; Country -South America (British Guiana)
I am back to reading again, after a long break! Work and vacation didn't leave me any time for reading and I really missed it. I have a lot to finish before the year ends, especially for the Orbis Terrarum Challenge...hope to get it done!
This book by E.R.Braithwaite had been lying in my shelf for many months and I am glad I picked it up this time. To Sir With Love is a true story of a dedicated teacher Rick Braithwaite, a Negro who is often subjected to racial discrimination and prejudice, in the post-war cosmopolitan London city. He begins his first teaching job in a tough school where he faces similar discrimination and reactions. Slowly and painfully he wrestles to break the barriers down and turns hate into love, rebelliousness into self-respect and contempt into consideration.
The book is very inspiring and extremely heart warming. The language is very neat and simple and the characters are very detailed and well etched. I liked the way in which the explosive topic of racism is handled with finesse. Towards the end of the book, Braithwaite realizes that it was not his skin color which was holding him back but his attitude. The book presents a very fresh perspective on equal rights, co-existence and mutual respect....and I absolutely loved reading it!
The book was also made into a movie with the same title, a pretty old one, in the year 1967. Something that am going to watch pretty soon!
A book that I would definitely recommend to all...
3 comments:
welcome back to the reading world! This is a wonderful book.. I remember reading it long back
I agree this book is absolutely great.I still can't part with the old torn copy of this book :) But the movie with Sidney Poitier in the lead is great too , u must watch it. Great review.
The movie Coach Carter is based on a true story.A must watch. Very inspiring,One could find the movie quite similar in essence To Sir with love's review..
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