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400 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781945492037
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Transit Books
Publication date: 27 June 2017
Description
First published in Kenya in 2014 to critical and popular acclaim, Kintu is a modern classic, a multilayered narrative that reimagines the history of Uganda through the cursed bloodline of the Kintu clan. Divided into six sections, the novel begins...
Community Reviews Summary of 713 reviews
Moods
reflective 55%
adventurous 50%
emotional 43%
dark 40%
mysterious 36%
informative 28%
sad 28%
tense 12%
funny 8%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 5%
Pace
slow 42%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 52% | A mix: 41% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | Yes: 24% | No: 18% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | No: 8% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Incest, Child abuse, DeathModerate
Colonisation, Rape, Adult/minor relationshipMinor
Chronic illness, Homophobia, Miscarriage400 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781945492037
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Transit Books
Publication date: 27 June 2017
Description
First published in Kenya in 2014 to critical and popular acclaim, Kintu is a modern classic, a multilayered narrative that reimagines the history of Uganda through the cursed bloodline of the Kintu clan. Divided into six sections, the novel begins...
Community Reviews Summary of 713 reviews
Moods
reflective 55%
adventurous 50%
emotional 43%
dark 40%
mysterious 36%
informative 28%
sad 28%
tense 12%
funny 8%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 5%
Pace
slow 42%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 52% | A mix: 41% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | Yes: 24% | No: 18% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | No: 8% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Incest, Child abuse, DeathModerate
Colonisation, Rape, Adult/minor relationshipMinor
Chronic illness, Homophobia, Miscarriage