Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Eating disorder, Child death, MisogynyModerate
Colonisation, Racism, DeathMinor
PregnancyCommunity Reviews
Summary of 1956 reviews
Moods
emotional 65%
challenging 63%
sad 34%
informative 27%
dark 21%
tense 20%
inspiring 17%
hopeful 12%
adventurous 9%
funny 7%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 72% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 7% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%Average rating
304 pages | first published 1988
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ISBN/UID: 9780571368129
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication date: 04 March 2021
Description
Two decades before Zimbabwe would win independence and ended white minority rule, thirteen-year-old Tambudzai Sigauke embarks on her education. On her shoulders rest the economic hopes of her parents, siblings, and extended family, and within her ...Book Information
304 pages | first published 1988
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ISBN/UID: 9780571368129
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication date: 04 March 2021
Description
Two decades before Zimbabwe would win independence and ended white minority rule, thirteen-year-old Tambudzai Sigauke embarks on her education. On her shoulders rest the economic hopes of her parents, siblings, and extended family, and within her ...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Eating disorder, Child death, MisogynyModerate
Colonisation, Racism, DeathMinor
PregnancyCommunity Reviews
Summary of 1956 reviews
Moods
emotional 65%
challenging 63%
sad 34%
informative 27%
dark 21%
tense 20%
inspiring 17%
hopeful 12%
adventurous 9%
funny 7%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 72% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 7% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%Average rating