Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton

Cry, the Beloved Country

Alan Paton

316 pages • first pub 1948 (editions)

fiction classics historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

"Cry, the Beloved Country" is a beautifully told and profoundly compassionate story of the Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and his son Absalom, set in the troubled and changing South Africa of the 1940s. The book is written with such keen empathy and u...

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Community Reviews Summary of 3,072 reviews

Moods

emotional 80%
reflective 66%
sad 60%
challenging 56%
hopeful 38%
informative 27%
dark 25%
inspiring 20%
tense 10%
adventurous 3%
mysterious 2%

Pace

slow 54%
medium 43%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 55% | Character: 31% | Plot: 12%

Strong character development?

Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 10%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 13%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 57% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 20%

Average rating

3.69

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