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Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo

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tylerc814's review against another edition

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challenging reflective 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

5.0

joanna_banana's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.0

This took me back to West Africa! Bamana felt most like Ghana and the cultural references aligned linguistically and ethnically with Ghana. However, the place names were from Mali! Threw me off a little. It’s a sweet story of self-discovery and identity. Some good commentary on Western bias. I overall enjoyed it. The audio book was quite a good listen, the narrator did an excellent job differentiating the accents.

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4.0

Beautiful story of a woman’s quest to know her father

michellen's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective

4.0

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3.0

I enjoyed this book. It was not one that I would say is a favorite but it was interesting and kept my interest. I didn't hate it either. I would say my actual rating is a 3.5 because I'm torn between 3 and 4.