92 reviews for:

The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born

Ayi Kwei Armah

3.67 AVERAGE

dejonsimmons's review against another edition

4.0

dark informative reflective

Plot or Character Driven: Character

ren_2021's review against another edition

4.0

challenging reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kittya's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

marilynuine's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark reflective medium-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

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Compelling writing of a time and place I am not well informed about, truly relentless poop imagery 

wetherspoonsgf's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Beautifully, beautifully bitter reflection on the failures of decolonisation and the broken promises of socialist revolution in Ghana. Some slightly wonky gender politics, but wonky in a way that means I think I'm going to write an essay about them.

megamind's review against another edition

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love love love the abject, love its use here, will maybe do a project or something on gross things

youpie's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

elak's review against another edition

5.0

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

peri_cles's review against another edition

2.0

hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sandra_buckwell's review against another edition

2.75

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes