Black Midas by Jan Carew

Black Midas

Jan Carew

fiction reflective slow-paced

272 pages | first published 2009

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Astonishingly vivid, bawdy, and tempestuous, this novel is a cautionary tale about greed and class conflict in postcolonial Guyana. Comparing ruthless 20th-century prospectors to the long-ago Spanish explorers who raped a continent in their quest ...
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Moods

adventurous 100%
reflective 100%
tense 100%

Pace

fast 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

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3.5

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