Difficulty with Ancestor Stones

I did think Ancestor Stones was a fairly decent book but one thing I did not like about it was how many things in the book were left open to interpretation and guessing. This came up many times in the book, such as initiation for the women (female circumcision), and whether or not Serah's mother was unfaithful amongst other occasions.

It was an interesting book to read though and to see what these women went through in their lives and I think it is an understatement to say they went through a lot. From troubles in their home lives and with their families, personal struggles, and political turmoil. The war these communities were faced with were severe and devastating to families. People saw family members killed and lost to the rebel movement and child soldiers being recruited by the movement.

They appear to make some gains in their lives and experience some more setbacks as they go along. With the opportunity to vote given to the women it appeared to be progress but there are still many hurdles all Africans are faced with today especially women.