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256 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781555976248
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Publication date: 04 September 2012
Description
"A Kenyan Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man . . . suffused by a love affair with language."--Publishers Weekly, Top Ten Books of 2011In this vivid and compelling memoir, Binyavanga Wainaina tumbles through his middle-class Kenyan childhood out...
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informative 65%
emotional 60%
challenging 40%
hopeful 20%
dark 15%
funny 15%
inspiring 15%
adventurous 5%
lighthearted 5%
mysterious 5%
relaxing 5%
sad 5%
tense 5%
Pace
medium 33%
Average rating
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Graphic
Death of parentModerate
War, Homophobia, Sexual contentMinor
Child abuse, Drug use, Genocide
256 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781555976248
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Publication date: 04 September 2012
Description
"A Kenyan Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man . . . suffused by a love affair with language."--Publishers Weekly, Top Ten Books of 2011In this vivid and compelling memoir, Binyavanga Wainaina tumbles through his middle-class Kenyan childhood out...
Community Reviews Summary of 215 reviews
Moods
informative 65%
emotional 60%
challenging 40%
hopeful 20%
dark 15%
funny 15%
inspiring 15%
adventurous 5%
lighthearted 5%
mysterious 5%
relaxing 5%
sad 5%
tense 5%
Pace
medium 33%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parentModerate
War, Homophobia, Sexual contentMinor
Child abuse, Drug use, Genocide