All Our Names by Dinaw Mengestu

All Our Names

Dinaw Mengestu

256 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
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All Our Names is the story of two young men who come of age during an African revolution, drawn from the safe confines of the university campus into the intensifying clamor of the streets outside. But as the line between idealism and violence beco...

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Community Reviews Summary of 448 reviews

Moods

challenging 80%
dark 66%
emotional 66%
tense 53%
reflective 46%
sad 46%
adventurous 20%
mysterious 20%
hopeful 6%
informative 6%
inspiring 6%

Pace

medium 73%
slow 20%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 70% | Character: 30%

Strong character development?

Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 8%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 41% | No: 33% | Yes: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 91% | N/A: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

Average rating

3.58

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