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The Furrows by Namwali Serpell

wkmiller's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

3.0

lucasil's review against another edition

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inspiring sad slow-paced

3.25

mushypeasonearth's review against another edition

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

3.0

sumedh's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

njahira's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

sophiaep4's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious

3.75

ladyj317's review against another edition

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3.0

this book is definitely a puzzler. a lot going on. the language is 10/10, really interesting and novel. loved the first half of it—it was giving grief and unreliable narrator and sharp language—but the second half was unexpected. and as always i love reading about where i live

rachiecakes22's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious slow-paced

2.5

aliceratesthings's review against another edition

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emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

jtisgreen's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0