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262 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781644452080
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Publication date: 01 November 2022
Description
The protagonist of Percival Everett’s puckish new novel is a brilliant professor of mathematics who goes by Wala Kitu. (Wala, he explains, means “nothing” in Tagalog, and Kitu is Swahili for “nothing.”) He is an expert on nothing. That is to say, ...
Community Reviews Summary of 578 reviews
Moods
adventurous 60%
mysterious 51%
challenging 32%
lighthearted 31%
dark 25%
tense 13%
reflective 11%
informative 3%
emotional 2%
hopeful 2%
sad 1%
Pace
medium 39%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Plot: 43% | Character: 10% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 45% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 43% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Racism, KidnappingModerate
Sexual harassment, Police brutality, AlcoholismMinor
Suicide attempt, Grief
262 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781644452080
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Publication date: 01 November 2022
Description
The protagonist of Percival Everett’s puckish new novel is a brilliant professor of mathematics who goes by Wala Kitu. (Wala, he explains, means “nothing” in Tagalog, and Kitu is Swahili for “nothing.”) He is an expert on nothing. That is to say, ...
Community Reviews Summary of 578 reviews
Moods
adventurous 60%
mysterious 51%
challenging 32%
lighthearted 31%
dark 25%
tense 13%
reflective 11%
informative 3%
emotional 2%
hopeful 2%
sad 1%
Pace
medium 39%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Plot: 43% | Character: 10% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 45% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 43% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Racism, KidnappingModerate
Sexual harassment, Police brutality, AlcoholismMinor
Suicide attempt, Grief