Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga

4.04 AVERAGE

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stevmwhite's review against another edition

5.0
emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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lady_wira's review against another edition

5.0
challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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bookabecca's review against another edition

4.0
Loved this book! Dangarembga recounts the struggle of a strong young woman and her desire for education. Yet the book resists being a straightforward tale of moving up the Western ladder. Instead, it investigates the complexities of colonial powers, coupled with the struggle to survive.
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runa_dv's review against another edition

4.0
★ 4

laurenpm's review against another edition

4.0
Dangarembga’s prose easily and beautifully gave me a view into the life and perspective of her protagonist. They plot was simple but powerful. I felt the ending was a bit too abrupt and left too much unanswered- though I understand it sets up future books.
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ashley_mcfadden's review against another edition

3.0
challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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synkopen's review against another edition

5.0
The quintessential African coming-of-age story. Feminism, education, racial struggles, against men, marriage, and the patriarchy, and against a disease called "Englishness".
"Ehe! I am poor and ignorant, that’s me, but I have a mouth and it will keep on talking, it won’t keep quiet." (7.158)

trailmix666's review against another edition

5.0
dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
amazing book! read for a class and it was a page turner. the way it was narrated so compellingly and cogently inspired me to reflect on my past and childhood. i was impressed and it felt extremely personal. the focus on the internal processes of coping with colonization was fascinating and sad. i felt very attached to the characters particularly the women.

leebook's review against another edition

4.0
challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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: Yes
Gives great perspective of Zimbabwean life in the 1960s and a woman’s place in it.

ktcaskey's review against another edition

5.0
challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes