Reviews

Gods and Soldiers: The Penguin Anthology of Contemporary African Writing by Rob Spillman

aguazales's review

4.0

Really interesting; pieces range from philosophical to literary, adventure to the mundanity of everyday life, funny to sad as hell. All around good read.

shadylane_00's review

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

shonatiger's review

4.0

Wonderful anthology with very powerful pieces from some now very familiar writers, and others who may be unknown to you as they were to me.

Sections divided roughly by geographical region, and then by former coloniser for non-English speaking regions (

brianareads's review

sad tense medium-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? No

4.0