July's People by Nadine Gordimer

July's People

Nadine Gordimer

159 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging reflective tense slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

For years, it has been what is called a "deteriorating situation." Now it is war. All over South Africa, cities are battlegrounds, and radio and television stations are under siege. Bam and Maureen Smales take up their servant July's suggestion an...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 649 reviews

Moods

tense 68%
challenging 59%
reflective 59%
dark 27%
emotional 21%
informative 10%
mysterious 8%
sad 8%
inspiring 4%
adventurous 2%
hopeful 2%

Pace

slow 63%
medium 28%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 71% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 8%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 27% | No: 20%

Loveable characters?

No: 59% | It's complicated: 36% | N/A: 2% | Yes: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 2% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.24

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...