Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton

Cry, the Beloved Country

Alan Paton

316 pages • first pub 1948 (editions)

fiction classics historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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"Cry, the Beloved Country" is a beautifully told and profoundly compassionate story of the Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and his son Absalom, set in the troubled and changing South Africa of the 1940s. The book is written with such keen empathy and u...

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Community Reviews Summary of 4,437 reviews

Moods

emotional 79%
reflective 67%
sad 63%
challenging 50%
hopeful 35%
informative 28%
dark 25%
inspiring 23%
tense 12%
adventurous 4%
mysterious 1%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 45%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 52% | Character: 37% | Plot: 10%

Strong character development?

Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 9%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 85% | No: 7% | It's complicated: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 56% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 21%

Average rating

3.72

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