Spiritual Shackles

Shades of a Different God

Spiritual Shackles is a story of the bias in religious systems exposed when confronted with alternative beliefs, culture, mores, and symbolism especially as it results in diminishing "religious certainties." It is an intriguing interweave of characters which is decapitated, eviscerated, and fractured as we identify too close with ideology and logically have to examine the "complexion" of our convictions while reviewing a history that may not be as previous told or accepted.

Okeyo A. Jumal produced a good expository work that challenges the reader yet does not allow a neutral stance. The tempo of his work has ebbs and tides of an erratic sea!

The ending seemed out of sync with rest of the book. It appeared to have been too many loose ends to tie up and too little time to do it. The journey to the destination was too convoluted. The character Jadi, is the story. Let her be!

Reviewed by: Gail