Pétalos de sangre by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Patricia Olivier

Pétalos de sangre

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Patricia Olivier

472 pages • first pub 1977 (editions) user-added

fiction historical emotional mysterious slow-paced

Description

En Ilmorog, una población rural de Kenia, cuatro personajes son interrogados debido a un asesinato. En una elipsis de tiempo, el interrogatorio “desaparece” y da un salto a un pasado marcado por la Independencia y a la rebelión Mau Mau. Las histor...

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Community Reviews Summary of 141 reviews

Moods

challenging 77%
reflective 77%
emotional 55%
dark 44%
informative 33%
inspiring 33%
hopeful 22%
sad 22%
adventurous 11%
mysterious 11%
tense 11%

Pace

slow 88%
medium 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 44% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 22%

Strong character development?

Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 37%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 62% | No: 25% | Yes: 12%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 62% | Yes: 37%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 62% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 12%

Average rating

3.61

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