Reviews

The Fortune Men by Nadifa Mohamed

katypicken's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

lizzielala's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

alisonhori's review

4.0

This is a hard one to rate for me. The writing was often dull for me and the lags and human disconnects were frustrating. I was ready to quit this book part way through but went and read the blurb on the book and knowing that it was based on a true story made it much more interesting somehow. The ways in which racism and culture and colonialism and economics play in this story was interesting. The historical story makes this book worth well worth reading though for me, it was not a fantasticly engaging read and was sometimes a bit of a slog.

minapisan's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

linapamela's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

emmacarambola's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

stdemul's review

4.0

4,5*

anle's review

dark informative sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

jtaylor97's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lukemeany's review

dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.75