Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Mourning Bird by Mubanga Kalimamukwento

3 reviews

laurae27's review

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challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

A difficult read, I don't think anyone who has read this book will look at street children in the same way evee again 

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aaliyahlol's review

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dark emotional sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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mmefish's review against another edition

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dark sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

This book is in desperate need of editing and better character development. Terrible things kept happening one after another, until all the possible value of writing them in was lost. I felt completely detached from the story.

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