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224 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374708283
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In Ways of Dying, Zakes Mda's acclaimed first novel, Toloki is a "professional mourner" in a vast and violent city of the new South Africa. Day after day he attends funerals in the townships, dressed with dignity in a threadbare suit, cape, and ba...
Community Reviews Summary of 166 reviews
Moods
emotional 66%
challenging 58%
reflective 58%
sad 41%
funny 33%
hopeful 33%
adventurous 16%
informative 16%
inspiring 16%
mysterious 8%
tense 8%
Pace
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 85% | A mix: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | Yes: 42%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 28%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Child death, DeathModerate
Infidelity, Misogyny, MurderMinor
Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Suicide224 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374708283
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In Ways of Dying, Zakes Mda's acclaimed first novel, Toloki is a "professional mourner" in a vast and violent city of the new South Africa. Day after day he attends funerals in the townships, dressed with dignity in a threadbare suit, cape, and ba...
Community Reviews Summary of 166 reviews
Moods
emotional 66%
challenging 58%
reflective 58%
sad 41%
funny 33%
hopeful 33%
adventurous 16%
informative 16%
inspiring 16%
mysterious 8%
tense 8%
Pace
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 85% | A mix: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | Yes: 42%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 28%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Child death, DeathModerate
Infidelity, Misogyny, MurderMinor
Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Suicide