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Travelers, by Helon Habila

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This book is so beautifully written wow I have no words. I picked this book up at the beginning of quarantine but abandoned it I don’t know why exactly but starting it again was the best thing ever. I like the narrations from different characters and how their lives are interwoven. It sheds a light on the lives of immigrants and I’m really glad I got to share a piece of that.

w_t_effi's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

shonatiger's review

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4.0

Reminds me lots of Donal Ryan's From a Low and Quiet Sea. Just as devastating. Also thinking this is what Johnny Pitts's Afropean could have been: feeling the compassion in this, and that reminds me of the disconnect in the other. Liked the middle best.

Watched Helon Habila at AfroLit Fest, and he struck me as very cerebral. Comes through in the book too, I think - very literary in many places.

yavin_iv's review

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

jessicaa_m's review against another edition

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dark informative reflective sad 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? No

3.0

suadolaps's review

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5.0

One of the most beautiful books I’ve ever read. I couldn’t put it down; the stories and characters were so real and gripping. Helon Habila is a talented writer and storyteller. He has a way with words and with stories that draw you in, and he connects all the dots in the most intricate, unexpected but totally fulfilling way.