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240 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099593126
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 18 May 2016
Description
The brilliant new novel from the winner of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize.On the eve of Angolan independence, Ludo bricks herself into her apartment, where she will remain for the next thirty years. She lives off vegetables and pigeons, bur...
Community Reviews Summary of 828 reviews
Moods
emotional 54%
sad 47%
dark 31%
mysterious 24%
challenging 21%
hopeful 18%
adventurous 15%
informative 15%
tense 14%
funny 9%
inspiring 8%
lighthearted 4%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 36%
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 52% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 7% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | No: 24% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 31% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 20% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Rape, War, AbandonmentModerate
Murder, Violence, RacismMinor
Torture, Animal death, Animal cruelty
240 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099593126
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 18 May 2016
Description
The brilliant new novel from the winner of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize.On the eve of Angolan independence, Ludo bricks herself into her apartment, where she will remain for the next thirty years. She lives off vegetables and pigeons, bur...
Community Reviews Summary of 828 reviews
Moods
emotional 54%
sad 47%
dark 31%
mysterious 24%
challenging 21%
hopeful 18%
adventurous 15%
informative 15%
tense 14%
funny 9%
inspiring 8%
lighthearted 4%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 36%
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 52% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 7% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | No: 24% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 31% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 20% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, War, AbandonmentModerate
Murder, Violence, RacismMinor
Torture, Animal death, Animal cruelty