Pétalos de sangre by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Patricia Olivier

472 pages first pub 1977 (editions) user-added

fiction historical emotional mysterious slow-paced
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En Ilmorog, una población rural de Kenia, cuatro personajes son interrogados debido a un asesinato. En una elipsis de tiempo, el interrogatorio “desaparece” y da un salto a un pasado marcado por la Independencia y a la rebelión Mau Mau. Las histor...

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Community Reviews Summary of 202 reviews

Moods

reflective 83%
challenging 54%
dark 45%
emotional 45%
informative 29%
sad 25%
tense 25%
inspiring 20%
mysterious 20%
adventurous 16%
hopeful 16%
funny 4%

Pace

slow 66%
medium 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 50% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 10%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 5%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 44% | No: 33% | Yes: 22%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 31%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 16%

Average rating

3.62

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