Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton

Cry, the Beloved Country

Alan Paton with Michael York (Narrator)

9 hours, 49 minutes • first pub 1948 (editions)

fiction classics historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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A worldwide bestseller when it was first published in 1948, Alan Paton's impassioned novel about a black man's country under white man's law is a work of searing beauty.Cry, the Beloved Country is the deeply moving story of Stephen Kumalo, a Zulu ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 4,463 reviews

Moods

emotional 79%
reflective 67%
sad 63%
challenging 51%
hopeful 35%
informative 28%
dark 25%
inspiring 23%
tense 12%
adventurous 4%
mysterious 1%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 45%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 52% | Character: 37% | Plot: 10%

Strong character development?

Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 9%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 85% | No: 7% | It's complicated: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 20%

Average rating

3.73

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