Why I Killed My Best Friend by Amanda Michalopoulou

Why I Killed My Best Friend

Amanda Michalopoulou with Karen Emmerich (Translator)

257 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced
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In Amanda Michalopoulou’s Why I Killed My Best Friend, a young girl named Maria is lifted from her beloved Africa and relocated to her native Greece. She struggles with the transition, hating everything about Athens: the food, the air, the school,...

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Community Reviews Summary of 49 reviews

Moods

dark 71%
challenging 57%
emotional 57%
reflective 57%
informative 42%
sad 42%
mysterious 28%
tense 28%

Pace

slow 71%
medium 28%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 57% | Yes: 28% | No: 14%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 57% | No: 42%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 42% | Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 14%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.67

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