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A review by hanntastic
The Fortunes of Wangrin by Amadou Hampâté Bâ
3.0
Global Read: 122 Mali
This book was very hyped up before I read it, so it is possible that my expectations were too high. Parts were definitely funny and engaging, but overall I didn't get super into it. I spent too much time trying to figure out if Wangrin was a real person and what parts of the autobiographical novel were autobiographical. I also felt like timing was weird. A single event could take 50 pages and then major turning points would be glossed over in less than a chapter.
This book was very hyped up before I read it, so it is possible that my expectations were too high. Parts were definitely funny and engaging, but overall I didn't get super into it. I spent too much time trying to figure out if Wangrin was a real person and what parts of the autobiographical novel were autobiographical. I also felt like timing was weird. A single event could take 50 pages and then major turning points would be glossed over in less than a chapter.