320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393355710
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Publication date: Not specified
Description
“This is the answer to the question of what contemporary fiction can do.” —Edward Docx, Guardian Accompanying his wife on a prestigious arts fellowship in Berlin, a Nigerian scholar finds there are no walls between his privileged, secure existence...
Community Reviews Summary of 131 reviews
Moods
reflective 75%
sad 70%
challenging 40%
adventurous 30%
dark 30%
informative 30%
tense 15%
inspiring 10%
mysterious 5%
Pace
slow 15%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Character: 47% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 55% | Yes: 38% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 47% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 43% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 6%Average rating
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Child death, Confinement, Death320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393355710
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Publication date: Not specified
Description
“This is the answer to the question of what contemporary fiction can do.” —Edward Docx, Guardian Accompanying his wife on a prestigious arts fellowship in Berlin, a Nigerian scholar finds there are no walls between his privileged, secure existence...
Community Reviews Summary of 131 reviews
Moods
reflective 75%
sad 70%
challenging 40%
adventurous 30%
dark 30%
informative 30%
tense 15%
inspiring 10%
mysterious 5%
Pace
slow 15%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Character: 47% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 55% | Yes: 38% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 47% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 43% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Confinement, Death