152 reviews for:

El río que nos separa

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

3.66 AVERAGE

lucyreading's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sjfurger's review against another edition

2.0

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The heavy handed symbolism and ineffective cliche love story betray Ngugi as a beginning writer in this novel, however poignant his commentary about postcolonial Africa may be. What I got most out of the novel was reading as a response to Achebe's Things Fall Apart within the context of postcolonial discourse.