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Les impatientes by Djaïli Amadou Amal

the_book_of_nouk's review

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challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

florian5's review

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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jessieedng's review

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informative 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? Yes

4.25

lucie_montreal's review

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

4.75

Récit cru et captivant des mariages forcés de femmes musulmanes du Sahel. Ce témoignage, qui aurait pu être autobiographique, entremêle savamment l’histoire de trois jeunes femmes (fictives) auxquelles on s’attache, ce qui rend le propos douloureusement vivant. Djaïli Amadou Amal est une conteuse hors pair. A lire, c’est important. 

lealdt's review

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emotional reflective fast-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

4.5

ameong's review

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4.0

A work of fiction inspired by true events, a truly captivating book. You follow the lives of 3 different women, all connected to one another in some way, each in polygamist marriages. It covers their different experiences, how they cope and how they try to survive in an environment where they are oppressed.

elisabethslibary's review

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Das Buch hat mir unfassbar viel über Polygamie, Zwangsheirat, streng religiöse musikalische Familien und das Leben in einer Welt, die sehr entfernt von der eigenen ist, beigebracht. Ich mag, wie die Autorin drei Schicksale aufgreift, sie sehr unterschiedlich sind und trotzdem einen Bezug zueinander haben. Die Geschichten der drei Frauen sind fesselnd und verlieren nie den roten Faden. Sie werden durch Beziehungen der Charaktere untereinander und durch wiederkehrende Motive wie Munyal zusammengehalten. Ich finde, dass die Djaïli Amadou Amal sehr berührend schreibt und das richtige Maß an grafischen Beschreibungen wählt. Das Buch 
ist zwar hart, aber nicht so, dass man es weglegen wollen würde.

callmebella's review

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

4.25

andreaisabelh's review

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

linda_reads's review

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0