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560 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781951142049
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Tin House
Publication date: 01 September 2020
Description
In her thirteenth year, Kirabo confronts a piercing question: who is my mother? Kirabo has been raised by women in the small Ugandan village of Nattetta—her grandmother, her best friend, and her many aunts—but the absence of her mother follows her...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,288 reviews
Moods
reflective 77%
inspiring 38%
challenging 32%
hopeful 32%
informative 27%
adventurous 20%
funny 17%
sad 16%
mysterious 11%
dark 6%
tense 6%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 47%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 85% | No: 7% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 18% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Misogyny, Cancer, Toxic friendshipModerate
Death of parent, Miscarriage, InfidelityMinor
Alcoholism, War, Rape
560 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781951142049
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Tin House
Publication date: 01 September 2020
Description
In her thirteenth year, Kirabo confronts a piercing question: who is my mother? Kirabo has been raised by women in the small Ugandan village of Nattetta—her grandmother, her best friend, and her many aunts—but the absence of her mother follows her...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,288 reviews
Moods
reflective 77%
inspiring 38%
challenging 32%
hopeful 32%
informative 27%
adventurous 20%
funny 17%
sad 16%
mysterious 11%
dark 6%
tense 6%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 47%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 85% | No: 7% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 18% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Misogyny, Cancer, Toxic friendshipModerate
Death of parent, Miscarriage, InfidelityMinor
Alcoholism, War, Rape