MR. Reviewer

In The Cotton Tree, Sahr Sankoh utilizes severe trustworthiness, mockery and parody to convey light to the squeezing political issues of our circumstances. The book contains 57 sonnets loaded with mind and mockery about things we have all most likely needed to state at some time, yet wouldn't set out to articulate. Sankoh's splendid utilization of similar sounding word usage conveys world occasions higher than ever, jabbing light fun at a wide exhibit of subjects extending from open transportation to Japanese blood and gore flicks to rap music and even addresses dubious themes, for example, the missing Malaysian flight. Sankoh gives to a great degree astute, yet funny bits of knowledge into squeezing issues in today's general public and popular culture, utilizing light mockery and mind without being tacky or unseemly. 

The Cotton Tree is not quite the same as most verse books in that the sonnets aren't the run of the mill eight line rhyming ballad that we were educated to compose in grade school. Or maybe it is a novel gathering of sonnets running of different lengths downplaying regularly questionable subjects of today's way of life. I particularly like how Sankoh is fiercely fair in the Forward area of the book, telling us that we needn't try analyzing each line of each sonnet to locate some profound and "concealed significance." His verse is a greater amount of "what you see is the thing that you get." nature. In any case, there is a brief outline of every sonnet toward the finish of the book, which as I would like to think,, just gives advance knowledge into the splendid workings of Sankoh edified creative ability. 

One sonnet that emerges for me is entitled "Starbucks Demeanor" in which Sankoh jabs fun at the famous café, and the kind of customers that most continuous that notable espresso foundation, including what sort of espresso every "type" lean towards. Another most loved is "The Cassette Tape Culture" which begins as stroll through a world of fond memories about the effortlessness of high school years and how music was such a part of, to the point that culture then all of a sudden takes an unsurprised turn (yet I won't ruin it). On the off chance that I need to pick a sonnet I loved the minimum I would state it would be "God Save the Wolf." I for one felt this one was only a bit excessively disagreeable and somewhat over the top, as I would see it, yet then I wouldn't recommend The Cotton Tree to anybody less than sixteen years old as it addresses some fairly grown-up points on occasion. 

In general, The Cotton Tree is a delightfully hilarious ironical voyage into the world we live in today. One must bring these lyrics with a grain of salt and realize that they are intended to reveal insight and funniness on once in a while generally dull and dismal subjects. This book is not for the individuals who are to a great degree touchy or profoundly moral. It is a splendid satire of today's hotly debated issues and I altogether appreciated it. Sahr Sankoh has a method for making dubious points appear to be less overwhelming. I certainly recommend this book on the off chance that you have a receptive outlook and a decent comical inclination.