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150 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781593764364
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Soft Skull Press
Publication date: 17 April 2012
Description
All human beings, says an African legend, have an animal double. Some doubles are benign, others wicked. This legend comes to life in Alain Mabanckou's outlandish, surreal, and charmingly nonchalant Memoirs of a Porcupine.When Kibandi, a boy livin...
Community Reviews Summary of 116 reviews
Moods
reflective 52%
challenging 38%
adventurous 33%
funny 33%
mysterious 23%
tense 19%
hopeful 14%
lighthearted 14%
sad 14%
emotional 9%
inspiring 9%
informative 4%
relaxing 4%
Pace
medium 45%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 44% | Plot: 27% | A mix: 27%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 33% | Yes: 22%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 56% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence
150 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781593764364
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Soft Skull Press
Publication date: 17 April 2012
Description
All human beings, says an African legend, have an animal double. Some doubles are benign, others wicked. This legend comes to life in Alain Mabanckou's outlandish, surreal, and charmingly nonchalant Memoirs of a Porcupine.When Kibandi, a boy livin...
Community Reviews Summary of 116 reviews
Moods
reflective 52%
challenging 38%
adventurous 33%
funny 33%
mysterious 23%
tense 19%
hopeful 14%
lighthearted 14%
sad 14%
emotional 9%
inspiring 9%
informative 4%
relaxing 4%
Pace
medium 45%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 44% | Plot: 27% | A mix: 27%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 33% | Yes: 22%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 56% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence