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272 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781847083326
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Granta Books
Publication date: 19 July 2011
Description
Binyavanga Wainaina tumbled through his middle-class Kenyan childhood out of kilter with the world around him.This world came to him as a chaos of loud and colourful sounds: the hair dryers at his mother's beauty parlour, black mamba bicycle bells...
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informative 65%
emotional 60%
challenging 40%
hopeful 20%
dark 15%
funny 15%
inspiring 15%
adventurous 5%
lighthearted 5%
mysterious 5%
relaxing 5%
sad 5%
tense 5%
Pace
medium 33%
Average rating
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Graphic
Death of parentModerate
War, Homophobia, Sexual contentMinor
Child abuse, Drug use, Genocide
272 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781847083326
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Granta Books
Publication date: 19 July 2011
Description
Binyavanga Wainaina tumbled through his middle-class Kenyan childhood out of kilter with the world around him.This world came to him as a chaos of loud and colourful sounds: the hair dryers at his mother's beauty parlour, black mamba bicycle bells...
Community Reviews Summary of 215 reviews
Moods
informative 65%
emotional 60%
challenging 40%
hopeful 20%
dark 15%
funny 15%
inspiring 15%
adventurous 5%
lighthearted 5%
mysterious 5%
relaxing 5%
sad 5%
tense 5%
Pace
medium 33%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parentModerate
War, Homophobia, Sexual contentMinor
Child abuse, Drug use, Genocide