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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
challenging
reflective
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
I want to compare this book to Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, as they both deal with African tribal societies and the consequences of white colonialism.
I found the main character of Achebe's book hard to like, so reading this book, with a (to me) more sympathetic main character was interesting. I particularly enjoyed and agreed with Waiyaki's thoughts on unity and progress across the ridges, and the future of the tribe.
Hopefully I'll find the time to read another of Ngũgĩ's books.
I found the main character of Achebe's book hard to like, so reading this book, with a (to me) more sympathetic main character was interesting. I particularly enjoyed and agreed with Waiyaki's thoughts on unity and progress across the ridges, and the future of the tribe.
Hopefully I'll find the time to read another of Ngũgĩ's books.
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Waiyaki is conflicted between Love and Traditions , a modern kikuyu Romeo and Juliet.
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Colonisation
Minor: Slavery
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
The book is amazing in term of the plot, the message and the characters. I expected the heartbreak as it is a story set in a time of colonization. Every character seem to represent something or a certain category. I loved this book it was informative, painful and breathtaking.
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No