The Story of an African Farm by Olive Schreiner

The Story of an African Farm

Olive Schreiner with Dan Jacobson

304 pages • first pub 1883 (editions)

fiction classics emotional reflective slow-paced
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 Two cousins grow up in the 1860s on a lonely farm in the thirsty mountain veld. Em is fat, sweet and contented, a born housewife; Lyndall, clever, restless, beautiful . . . and doomed. Their childhood is disrupted by a bombastic Irishman, Bonapar...

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Community Reviews Summary of 320 reviews

Moods

reflective 77%
emotional 59%
challenging 40%
sad 37%
dark 14%
tense 14%
adventurous 11%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 7%
mysterious 7%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 3%

Pace

slow 67%
medium 28%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 79% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 4%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 34% | No: 13%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 43% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 26%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 45% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 27%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 26%

Average rating

3.34

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