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317 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802143211
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 10 September 2007
Description
Aminatta Forna, whose moving and gorgeously written memoir garnered international attention, has seamlessly turned her hand to fiction in Ancestor Stones a powerful, sensuous novel that beautifully captures Africa's past century and her present, a...
Community Reviews Summary of 100 reviews
Moods
reflective 88%
dark 33%
challenging 22%
hopeful 22%
informative 22%
sad 22%
tense 22%
mysterious 11%
Pace
slow 40%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 55% | Character: 44%Strong character development?
Yes: 87% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 44% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 77% | No: 22%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | No: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gore, War, ViolenceModerate
Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Mass/school shootingsMinor
Acephobia/Arophobia, Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization
317 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802143211
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 10 September 2007
Description
Aminatta Forna, whose moving and gorgeously written memoir garnered international attention, has seamlessly turned her hand to fiction in Ancestor Stones a powerful, sensuous novel that beautifully captures Africa's past century and her present, a...
Community Reviews Summary of 100 reviews
Moods
reflective 88%
dark 33%
challenging 22%
hopeful 22%
informative 22%
sad 22%
tense 22%
mysterious 11%
Pace
slow 40%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 55% | Character: 44%Strong character development?
Yes: 87% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 44% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 77% | No: 22%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | No: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gore, War, ViolenceModerate
Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Mass/school shootingsMinor
Acephobia/Arophobia, Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization