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180 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781908276223
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: And Other Stories
Publication date: 05 September 2013
Description
It’s the 1980s in Lagos de Moreno – a town where there are more cows than people, and more priests than cows – and a poor family is struggling to get by. The father, a school teacher, insists on practising and teaching the art of the insult, while...
Community Reviews Summary of 226 reviews
Moods
adventurous 41%
reflective 41%
challenging 29%
dark 29%
lighthearted 23%
mysterious 5%
relaxing 5%
sad 5%
tense 5%
Pace
slow 17%
medium 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 58% | Plot: 16% | Character: 16% | N/A: 8%Strong character development?
No: 46% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 76% | No: 15% | Yes: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 69% | No: 15% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 7%Average rating
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180 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781908276223
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: And Other Stories
Publication date: 05 September 2013
Description
It’s the 1980s in Lagos de Moreno – a town where there are more cows than people, and more priests than cows – and a poor family is struggling to get by. The father, a school teacher, insists on practising and teaching the art of the insult, while...
Community Reviews Summary of 226 reviews
Moods
adventurous 41%
reflective 41%
challenging 29%
dark 29%
lighthearted 23%
mysterious 5%
relaxing 5%
sad 5%
tense 5%
Pace
slow 17%
medium 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 58% | Plot: 16% | Character: 16% | N/A: 8%Strong character development?
No: 46% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 76% | No: 15% | Yes: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 69% | No: 15% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.