Why I Killed My Best Friend by Amanda Michalopoulou

Why I Killed My Best Friend

Amanda Michalopoulou with Karen Emmerich (Translator)

257 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

In Amanda Michalopoulou’s Why I Killed My Best Friend, a young girl named Maria is lifted from her beloved Africa and relocated to her native Greece. She struggles with the transition, hating everything about Athens: the food, the air, the school,...

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Community Reviews Summary of 40 reviews

Moods

dark 80%
challenging 60%
emotional 60%
informative 60%
mysterious 40%
reflective 40%
sad 40%
tense 40%

Pace

slow 60%
medium 40%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 60% | No: 20% | Yes: 20%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 60% | No: 40%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 20%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.74

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