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A review by john3945
Lucky Girl by Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
There are two main reasons I think that this book is great:
1. The manner in which it explores, accurately, what the typical Kenyan parent-child relationship tends to look like.
2. The kindness and love with which the author treats the lead character, Soila, (and, by extension, all the other characters) even as she goes through her rough patches. For me, this wasn’t so much a matter of digestability (though it’s still important) and more just a reminder that she’s human.
1. The manner in which it explores, accurately, what the typical Kenyan parent-child relationship tends to look like.
2. The kindness and love with which the author treats the lead character, Soila, (and, by extension, all the other characters) even as she goes through her rough patches. For me, this wasn’t so much a matter of digestability (though it’s still important) and more just a reminder that she’s human.