As usual, Mr. Naipaul has written a highly readable book. I did miss the beauty of the Trinidad dialect that is sometimes in his books, but this story of a young man from India who goes to England and then Africa, remaking himself, is strangely intriguing. I cannot say that I liked the main character as a person -- I don't understand his motivation -- but still, the book is worth reading. I am hoping that the sequel will make all clear to me.