Crooked Seeds by Karen Jennings

Crooked Seeds

Karen Jennings

240 pages first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

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Description

A woman in post-apartheid South Africa confronts her family's troubled past in this taut and compelling novel from the Booker Prize longlisted author of An Island.In her parched, crumbling corner of a Cape Town public housing complex, Deidre van D...

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Community Reviews Summary of 9 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
challenging 66%
mysterious 66%
sad 66%
tense 66%
emotional 33%
hopeful 33%
reflective 33%

Pace

medium 66%
fast 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 50% | Plot: 50%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 50%

Loveable characters?

No: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 50% | Yes: 50%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.97

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