Reviews

Drinking from Graveyard Wells by Yvette Lisa Ndlovu

allisonwatt89's review

dark emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

blackloreuk's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

katie_greenwinginmymouth's review

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

4.5

lyloster's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

4.25

I found Red Cloth, White Giraffe, Second Place Is the First Loser, The Carnivore's Lollipop, Plumtree: True Stories, Water Bites Back amazing.

All of the rest were also very good. This was a great short stories collection. The stories were with a point, well structured and all packed a punch in them.

aline_monteiro's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

What an interesting reading experience! I felt so disturbed and yet, did not want to stop reading. Why did I feel the same way I felt when I was watching Black Mirror. 
This is my first experience with Afro surrealism, and I will say, I want more, I want it now. 
I Had a chance to hear the author talk about her writing process and I am even more impressed. 
I think it was so well written.  I am definitely curious about Zimbabwe's folklore, and I cannot wait to read more from this author. 
My favorite stories (in no particular order) were: 
- Red Cloth, White Giraffe
- Second place Is the First Loser
- Home Became a Thing with Thorns
- Ugly Hamsters (Got stuck in my mind)
- Plum Tree: True Stories (Made me really upset)
- Drinking from Graveyard Wells (I want a continuation to this story). 
I definitely recommend this book, even though it might not be for everybody. 

cbmac's review

emotional funny informative reflective sad fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

nnekajax's review

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

This is an incredible collection of short stories that masterfully weaves together themes of Afrosurrealism, folklore, magical realism and history into a rich tapestry of Zimbabwean culture. 

ranti's review

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

notnaru's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

alisair's review

emotional funny fast-paced

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

3.25