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145 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250800206
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 17 August 2021
Description
Alfa Ndiaye is a Senegalese man who, never before having left his village, finds himself fighting as a so-called “Chocolat” soldier with the French army during World War I. When his friend Mademba Diop, in the same regiment, is seriously injured i...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,549 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
sad 47%
emotional 43%
reflective 40%
tense 39%
mysterious 15%
adventurous 5%
informative 3%
Pace
fast 38%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 13% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 49% | Yes: 34% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 41% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%Average rating
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Graphic
War, Violence, GoreModerate
Rape145 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250800206
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 17 August 2021
Description
Alfa Ndiaye is a Senegalese man who, never before having left his village, finds himself fighting as a so-called “Chocolat” soldier with the French army during World War I. When his friend Mademba Diop, in the same regiment, is seriously injured i...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,549 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
sad 47%
emotional 43%
reflective 40%
tense 39%
mysterious 15%
adventurous 5%
informative 3%
Pace
fast 38%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 13% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 49% | Yes: 34% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 41% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Violence, GoreModerate
Rape