262 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781644452080
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Publication date: 01 November 2022
Description
The protagonist of Percival Everett’s puckish new novel is a brilliant professor of mathematics who goes by Wala Kitu. (Wala, he explains, means “nothing” in Tagalog, and Kitu is Swahili for “nothing.”) He is an expert on nothing. That is to say, ...
Community Reviews Summary of 58 reviews
Moods
adventurous 65%
lighthearted 50%
mysterious 38%
challenging 30%
dark 11%
tense 11%
reflective 3%
sad 3%
Pace
medium 30%
slow 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 50%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 40% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 26%Average rating
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262 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781644452080
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Publication date: 01 November 2022
Description
The protagonist of Percival Everett’s puckish new novel is a brilliant professor of mathematics who goes by Wala Kitu. (Wala, he explains, means “nothing” in Tagalog, and Kitu is Swahili for “nothing.”) He is an expert on nothing. That is to say, ...
Community Reviews Summary of 58 reviews
Moods
adventurous 65%
lighthearted 50%
mysterious 38%
challenging 30%
dark 11%
tense 11%
reflective 3%
sad 3%
Pace
medium 30%
slow 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 50%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 40% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 26%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.