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The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon

3 reviews

morgangd's review

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective relaxing sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Specific yet relatable, historic yet modern, it feels like a story only for Moses, a man at the heart of his community of beautifully realised flawed people (not great for women, shockingly for a 1950s novel), yet a story for anyone who's experienced this beautiful, living, lonely city. 

"He could see a great aimlessness, a great restless, swaying movement that leaving you standing in the same spot."
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hannahlouise_'s review against another edition

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informative reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • 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

3.5

I read this short novel for university and didn't know much going in as it was as prep for a class. I actually found it highly readable and a really interesting portrayal of the 'windrush' generation's experience as immigrants in London.
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emmazan's review against another edition

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challenging informative reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • 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

2.75

read for class. World Literature Written in English (fall 21)
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