Little Suns by Zakes Mda

Little Suns

Zakes Mda

272 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction historical challenging dark informative medium-paced
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Description

It is 1903. A lame and frail Malangana – ‘Little Suns’ – searches for his beloved Mthwakazi after many lonely years spent in Lesotho. Mthwakazi was the young woman he had fallen in love with twenty years earlier, before the assassination of Hamilt...

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Community Reviews Summary of 21 reviews

Moods

informative 80%
reflective 60%
challenging 40%
dark 40%
sad 40%
adventurous 20%
funny 20%
hopeful 20%
mysterious 20%
tense 20%

Pace

medium 60%
slow 40%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 80% | Character: 20%

Strong character development?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 75% | Yes: 25%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%

Average rating

3.9

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