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256 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679757948
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 15 January 1995
Description
From the acclaimed author of Cambridge comes an ambitious, formally inventive, and intensely moving evocation of the scattered offspring of Africa. It begins in a year of failing crops and desperate foolishness, which forces a father to sell his t...
Community Reviews Summary of 155 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
sad 75%
challenging 62%
dark 43%
informative 25%
tense 18%
hopeful 6%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 64% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 42% | Yes: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 31% | No: 12% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 30% | No: 23% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Sexism, DeathMinor
Child abuse, Rape
256 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679757948
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 15 January 1995
Description
From the acclaimed author of Cambridge comes an ambitious, formally inventive, and intensely moving evocation of the scattered offspring of Africa. It begins in a year of failing crops and desperate foolishness, which forces a father to sell his t...
Community Reviews Summary of 155 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
sad 75%
challenging 62%
dark 43%
informative 25%
tense 18%
hopeful 6%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 64% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 42% | Yes: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 31% | No: 12% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 30% | No: 23% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Sexism, DeathMinor
Child abuse, Rape