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336 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593541975
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 26 July 2005
Description
A masterwork by the 2021 Nobel Prize winner in Literature, in which the consequences of an illicit love affair reverberate from the heyday of the British empire to the aftermath of African independenceEarly one morning in 1899, an Englishman named...
Community Reviews Summary of 77 reviews
Moods
emotional 63%
sad 54%
challenging 36%
dark 31%
informative 22%
hopeful 9%
inspiring 9%
lighthearted 4%
tense 4%
Pace
slow 38%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 35% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
Yes: 71% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 18%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 38% | No: 7% | N/A: 7%Average rating
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Moderate
Classism, ColonisationMinor
Alcoholism, Misogyny, Death336 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593541975
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 26 July 2005
Description
A masterwork by the 2021 Nobel Prize winner in Literature, in which the consequences of an illicit love affair reverberate from the heyday of the British empire to the aftermath of African independenceEarly one morning in 1899, an Englishman named...
Community Reviews Summary of 77 reviews
Moods
emotional 63%
sad 54%
challenging 36%
dark 31%
informative 22%
hopeful 9%
inspiring 9%
lighthearted 4%
tense 4%
Pace
slow 38%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 35% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
Yes: 71% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 18%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 38% | No: 7% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Classism, ColonisationMinor
Alcoholism, Misogyny, Death