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The Promise by Damon Galgut

thulsiprabakaran's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

megadan777's review against another edition

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challenging dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No

2.5

zagecko's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

og_rincewind's review

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emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

jimincarnate's review against another edition

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dark reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

snicole's review against another edition

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emotional reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

jlsjourneys's review against another edition

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4.0

A brilliant but bleak look at an Afrikaans farm family… I read it on a plane home from three weeks with my second family in Cape Town, so it was particularly poignant - and I was even more aware of how well Galgut captured his country’s tortured heart.

albionloveden's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

franklinroberts12's review against another edition

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dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Didn’t really “get” this book. It was fine, but not Man Booker prize worthy

ba39's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.5