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238 pages • first pub 1950 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780061673740
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication date: 16 September 2008
Description
There is passion here, a piercing accuracy, a rare sensitivity and power. . . . One can only marvel. --New York TimesSet in Southern Rhodesia under white rule, Doris Lessing's first novel is at once a riveting chronicle of human disintegration, a ...
Community Reviews Summary of 364 reviews
Moods
tense 63%
reflective 51%
sad 50%
challenging 36%
emotional 32%
mysterious 21%
informative 9%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 42%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 81% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
No: 79% | It's complicated: 15% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 47% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, ViolenceModerate
Physical abuse, Classism, MisogynyMinor
Sexual harassment, Animal death, Vomit
238 pages • first pub 1950 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780061673740
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication date: 16 September 2008
Description
There is passion here, a piercing accuracy, a rare sensitivity and power. . . . One can only marvel. --New York TimesSet in Southern Rhodesia under white rule, Doris Lessing's first novel is at once a riveting chronicle of human disintegration, a ...
Community Reviews Summary of 364 reviews
Moods
tense 63%
reflective 51%
sad 50%
challenging 36%
emotional 32%
mysterious 21%
informative 9%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 42%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 81% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
No: 79% | It's complicated: 15% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 47% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, ViolenceModerate
Physical abuse, Classism, MisogynyMinor
Sexual harassment, Animal death, Vomit