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512 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140259490
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 01 September 1996
Description
A wondrous novel (New York Times) by the winner of the 2018 Alternative Nobel prize in literature (the New Academy Prize)The year is 1797, and the kingdom of Segu is flourishing, fed by the wealth of its noblemen and the power of its warriors. The...
Community Reviews Summary of 160 reviews
Moods
adventurous 50%
reflective 50%
informative 45%
emotional 30%
dark 25%
sad 15%
tense 10%
Pace
slow 47%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 40% | Character: 33% | A mix: 26%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 35% | No: 21%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 64% | No: 28% | Yes: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 21%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Colonisation, Death, WarModerate
Rape, Sexual content, Slavery512 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140259490
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 01 September 1996
Description
A wondrous novel (New York Times) by the winner of the 2018 Alternative Nobel prize in literature (the New Academy Prize)The year is 1797, and the kingdom of Segu is flourishing, fed by the wealth of its noblemen and the power of its warriors. The...
Community Reviews Summary of 160 reviews
Moods
adventurous 50%
reflective 50%
informative 45%
emotional 30%
dark 25%
sad 15%
tense 10%
Pace
slow 47%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 40% | Character: 33% | A mix: 26%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 35% | No: 21%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 64% | No: 28% | Yes: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 21%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Colonisation, Death, WarModerate
Rape, Sexual content, Slavery