Welcome to Our Hillbrow: A Novel of Postapartheid South Africa by Ghirmai Negash, Phaswane Mpe

Welcome to Our Hillbrow: A Novel of Postapartheid South Africa

Ghirmai Negash, Phaswane Mpe

150 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction emotional slow-paced
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Welcome to Our Hillbrow is an exhilarating and disturbing ride through the chaotic and hyper-real zone of Hillbrow—microcosm of all that is contradictory, alluring, and painful in the postapartheid South African psyche. Everything is there: the sh...

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Community Reviews Summary of 55 reviews

Moods

emotional 100%
sad 100%
challenging 66%
reflective 66%
dark 33%
hopeful 33%
informative 33%
inspiring 33%
tense 33%

Pace

fast 33%
slow 33%
medium 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.44

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