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269 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781594488634
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 22 January 2009
Description
A provocative and dizzying satire (The New Yorker) that boldly turns history on its head (Elle) from the Man Booker Prize winning author of Girl, Woman, Other.What if the history of the transatlantic slave trade had been reversed and Africans had ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,556 reviews
Moods
challenging 62%
reflective 52%
emotional 48%
sad 44%
tense 36%
adventurous 21%
informative 19%
funny 14%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 4%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 20%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 52% | Character: 24% | Plot: 23%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 18% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 54% | Yes: 28% | No: 14% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 49% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 2%Average rating
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Graphic
Slavery, Violence, TortureModerate
Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence269 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781594488634
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 22 January 2009
Description
A provocative and dizzying satire (The New Yorker) that boldly turns history on its head (Elle) from the Man Booker Prize winning author of Girl, Woman, Other.What if the history of the transatlantic slave trade had been reversed and Africans had ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,556 reviews
Moods
challenging 62%
reflective 52%
emotional 48%
sad 44%
tense 36%
adventurous 21%
informative 19%
funny 14%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 4%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 20%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 52% | Character: 24% | Plot: 23%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 18% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 54% | Yes: 28% | No: 14% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 49% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Violence, TortureModerate
Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence