Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

Black Leopard, Red Wolf

The Dark Star Trilogy #1

Marlon James

621 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

Description

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Black Leopard, Red Wolf is the kind of novel I never realized I was missing until I read it. A dangerous, hallucinatory, ancient Africa, which becomes a fantasy world as well-realized as anything Tolkien made, with lang...

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Community Reviews Summary of 3,992 reviews

Moods

dark 93%
adventurous 78%
challenging 73%
mysterious 49%
tense 47%
emotional 31%
sad 23%
funny 10%
reflective 10%
inspiring 1%

Pace

slow 62%
medium 31%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 64% | Character: 19% | Plot: 15%

Strong character development?

Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 12%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 55% | No: 27% | Yes: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 1% | No: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 6%

Average rating

3.54

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