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256 pages • first pub 1883 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780486401652
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Dover Publications
Publication date: 26 January 1998
Description
In writing the first great South African novel, Olive Schreiner drew on childhood memories of life on the isolated African veld to fashion a powerful indictment of the rigid Boer and English social conventions of her day. This 1883 bestseller, pub...
Community Reviews Summary of 320 reviews
Moods
emotional 59%
challenging 40%
sad 37%
dark 14%
tense 14%
adventurous 11%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 7%
mysterious 7%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 3%
Pace
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
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Racism, ColonisationModerate
Fatphobia, Child abuse, MisogynyMinor
Animal death, Death of parent, Terminal illness
256 pages • first pub 1883 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780486401652
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Dover Publications
Publication date: 26 January 1998
Description
In writing the first great South African novel, Olive Schreiner drew on childhood memories of life on the isolated African veld to fashion a powerful indictment of the rigid Boer and English social conventions of her day. This 1883 bestseller, pub...
Community Reviews Summary of 320 reviews
Moods
emotional 59%
challenging 40%
sad 37%
dark 14%
tense 14%
adventurous 11%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 7%
mysterious 7%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 3%
Pace
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
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Racism, ColonisationModerate
Fatphobia, Child abuse, MisogynyMinor
Animal death, Death of parent, Terminal illness