dannb 's review for:

Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga

4.25

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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As an American, this was a difficult couple of weeks to be reading this… takes place in the ‘60s-‘70s… written in the late ‘80s… and still so much the same. 

Rhodesia (aka Zambia and Zimbabwe)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Eating disorder, Misogyny