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I’m now left with less than 50 countries to read on my Around the World literary journey - and this book ticked the box for Senegal. So Long a Letter is a literary classic and NOMA award winning epistolary essay focussed on a woman’s role and life in modern (1980s) Senegal. What I found fascinating were the vast similarities to women’s struggles across the world. The commonalities were cloaked in cultural and regional differences, but the commonalities were striking. Often books I’ve read for this project have been most striking for immersing me in the differences between countries, but this book brought me back to the universal features of humanity. Worth reading.

daphnerieke's review against another edition

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4.5

Een prachtige brief van een Senegalese vrouw die polygamie afwijst.
Absoluut een aanrader.

irenerchao's review against another edition

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informative reflective relaxing tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

ffn's review

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emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

it was v difficult to get into at first but with the pages i found myself not wanting to finish reading. it’s such a bittersweet book with the main character having to go through so much and having so much hope in her. she never stops working and hustling and she does it so effortlessly by recounting situations as if they were lighthearted, and she shows her emotions in the letters which made me love her character more because she sticks to her morals.

nessiethegreat's review

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Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

evangelinew's review

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emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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maarietou's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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