Reviews - Nervous Conditions

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Nervous Conditions

Tsitsi Dangarembga

4.04 AVERAGE

elo_k's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

uss_mary_shelley's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

pinknblue's review against another edition

4.5

hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

sunrae16's review against another edition

5.0

emotional sad tense slow-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

ninafresa's review against another edition

4.25

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

it gets better with every chapter, i was hooked towards the end

kumipaul's review against another edition

3.5

challenging emotional informative reflective 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

This story just got better and better as it progressed, and the last third especially was filled with beautiful examples of racial politics leading to conflicts between the have and have-nots, generational damage by the dominant patriarchy, the slow rise of women's voices, and the horrors of British colonization in Rhodesia, especially in education and religion.