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216 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781617758638
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Akashic Books
Publication date: 02 February 2021
Description
Topical and timely, Booker Prize-winning author Ben Okri's new collection of short stories blurs parallel realities and walks the line between darkness and magic."A career-spanning story collection from the Booker Prize-winning Nigerian writer tha...
Community Reviews Summary of 67 reviews
Moods
mysterious 68%
dark 63%
challenging 47%
adventurous 26%
emotional 26%
sad 10%
tense 10%
funny 5%
inspiring 5%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 93% | N/A: 6%Strong character development?
No: 38% | It's complicated: 30% | N/A: 23% | Yes: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 33% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 15%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 53% | No: 30% | Yes: 15%Average rating
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Death, Gore, War
216 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781617758638
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Akashic Books
Publication date: 02 February 2021
Description
Topical and timely, Booker Prize-winning author Ben Okri's new collection of short stories blurs parallel realities and walks the line between darkness and magic."A career-spanning story collection from the Booker Prize-winning Nigerian writer tha...
Community Reviews Summary of 67 reviews
Moods
mysterious 68%
dark 63%
challenging 47%
adventurous 26%
emotional 26%
sad 10%
tense 10%
funny 5%
inspiring 5%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 93% | N/A: 6%Strong character development?
No: 38% | It's complicated: 30% | N/A: 23% | Yes: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 33% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 15%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 53% | No: 30% | Yes: 15%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Gore, War