Ban en Banlieue by Bhanu Kapil

Ban en Banlieue

Bhanu Kapil

109 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction poetry challenging reflective slow-paced
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Bhanu Kapil's Ban en Banlieue follows a brown (black) girl as she walks home from school in the first moments of a riot. An April night in London, in 1979, is the axis of this startling work of overlapping arcs and varying approaches. By the end o...

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Community Reviews Summary of 119 reviews

Moods

challenging 100%
reflective 100%
dark 50%
tense 50%
emotional 25%
mysterious 25%
sad 25%

Pace

medium 75%
slow 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 50% | N/A: 50%

Strong character development?

N/A: 100%

Loveable characters?

N/A: 50% | Yes: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

N/A: 50% | Yes: 50%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

N/A: 50% | Yes: 50%

Average rating

3.79

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