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Re-tellings from stories, myths and History from Nigeria, Persia, Ghana, Mali, Senegal, Guinea, The Gambia, Southern Mauritiana, Lesotho, Egypt, China & Mesopotamia.

I loved every single one of the 13 stories. A few were better than others, but overall, all great!

Bolu also writes beautifully, and it was interesting noting in different stories her style at the same time as the narrative was different each time.

Lovely read!

16swest's review against another edition

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1.0

I really tried with this book. So hard. Simply put, Bolu is regrettably, a bad writer. Not only are the actions of the characters totally unmotivated and don't make sense, but the writing is completely unnatural and forced. Great premise, executed poorly in the wrong hands. Not what I wanted, not what I needed, do not recommend.

leila_reads_too_much's review

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emotional hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

nothoughtsjustcows's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

chichio's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

mgrote's review against another edition

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5.0

I was in a bad reading slump, but reading just a couple pages of this book pulled me in and I couldn’t stop reading. I love modern retellings of fairytales and myths and this collection of short stories did not disappoint.

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