Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth by Wole Soyinka

Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth

Wole Soyinka

464 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary challenging reflective medium-paced
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The first Black winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature gives us a tour de force, his first novel in nearly half a century: a savagely satiric, gleefully irreverent, rollicking fictional meditation on how power and greed can corrupt the soul of a ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 139 reviews

Moods

challenging 82%
dark 65%
mysterious 48%
funny 37%
tense 24%
reflective 17%
adventurous 13%
informative 13%
emotional 6%
sad 6%

Pace

slow 74%
medium 22%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 57% | Character: 21% | Plot: 17% | N/A: 3%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 46% | No: 38% | Yes: 15%

Loveable characters?

No: 53% | It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 7%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 67% | No: 21% | N/A: 7% | It's complicated: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 18% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

3.21

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