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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The titular tale is one of the most memorable and the topics of tribal life, colonialism and misogyny explored are vivid and engaging. Would love to read one of Bessie Head's novels as the stories all felt like they ended abruptly, just when I was invested in the characters.
I never read the whole collection but I read a good few for class and wrote an essay I was really proud of and have fond memories of the stories in this book and the meaning in them
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
reflective
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:
Yes
emotional
informative
reflective
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Car accident, Murder, Colonisation
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
something about the happiest ending of a woman still will be her unhappy
even when one kills their abuser, they still have to suffer and leave behind the good in their lives
in a society made for men by men, there might never be a true happy ending for a woman
(only read the collector of treasures)
even when one kills their abuser, they still have to suffer and leave behind the good in their lives
in a society made for men by men, there might never be a true happy ending for a woman
(only read the collector of treasures)
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“And so the woman Dikeledi began phase three of a life that has been ashen in its loneliness and unhappiness. And yet she has always found golf amidst the ash, deep loves that had joined her heart to the heart of others. She smiled tenderly at Kebonye because she knew already that she had found another such love. She was the collector of such treasures.”
- Bessie Head, The Collector of Treasures
Bessie Head paints a rich and compelling picture of complex life in Botswana, the country of her exile.
Within these pages we meet characters navigating happiness tainted by colonialism, struggle bound up with custom and heritage. Moments of conflict amidst broken families and strength in actions, both loud and quiet.
This collection is one I’ll surely visit again. It’s contents were bold and extraordinary. The vision is broad.
- Bessie Head, The Collector of Treasures
Bessie Head paints a rich and compelling picture of complex life in Botswana, the country of her exile.
Within these pages we meet characters navigating happiness tainted by colonialism, struggle bound up with custom and heritage. Moments of conflict amidst broken families and strength in actions, both loud and quiet.
This collection is one I’ll surely visit again. It’s contents were bold and extraordinary. The vision is broad.