152 reviews for:

Beyond the Door of No Return

David Diop

3.65 AVERAGE

ctrlaultdelete's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad

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A short book that contains multitudes of deep ironies, gorgeous descriptions, sharp characterizations and damning reflections on complicity. I loved this account of a scientific colonizer told by a Senegalese author and look forward to publishing many Duke Press books discussing it. There are times when you worry the author is going to be guilty of what he’s accusing his characters of doing but he holds it all together, from Aglae’s greenhouse to Maryam’s fish tanks, in an astonishing way. The Guardian review really captured my experience. Mesmerizing.

worldsgassiest's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

eabbott02's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bergenslabben's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

aoibhmc's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

starstuff's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 21%

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Not the right time 

bjhg5053's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

borderhopper's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jacquelinepon's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

barnitka's review against another edition

2.75

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No