Reviews

Ο Κιμπογκό ανέβηκε στον ουρανό by Scholastique Mukasonga

aplemus's review against another edition

4.0

Amazing take on modern mythos infused with violent religious colonization

rock_hyrax's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Beautifully written, a moving story. I'm going to be thinking about this story for a long time. 

abe22's review against another edition

funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

amsu's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

3.5

andrewreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative medium-paced

3.25

giipsophila's review against another edition

funny informative mysterious fast-paced

3.5

acchristopher14's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

kaiyear's review against another edition

mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

"even peoples without writing have their libraries"

sam_bizar_wilcox's review against another edition

challenging informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.5

Possibly Mukasonga's best novel -- it's a mysterious and spare drama about a hillside in Rwanda, where the legend of a messianic Kibogo abounds and conflicts with the teachings of the Catholic padris who represent European colonization, but its more about the way that people resist being colonized, even without realizing it, by holding onto their myths and traditions. The ending is particularly elliptical and strange, which makes this, to my memory, Mukasonga's most oblique (and enchanting) novel. She is one of the most interesting francophone writers accessible to an English-speaking market, and this book might be my favorite of hers (though Our Lady of the Nile is due for a reread).

megpancoast's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.5