On Black Sisters' Street by Chika Unigwe

On Black Sisters' Street

Chika Unigwe

304 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
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Four very different women have made their way from Africa to Brussels. They have come to claim for themselves the riches they believe Europe promises but when Sisi, the most enigmatic of the women, is murdered, their already fragile world is shatt...

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Community Reviews

3.83
based on 346 reviews

Moods

emotional: 87%

sad: 78%

dark: 75%

challenging: 45%

tense: 33%

reflective: 21%

informative: 18%

adventurous: 9%

hopeful: 6%

mysterious: 6%

funny: 3%

inspiring: 3%

Pace

16% of readers chose fast
58% of readers chose medium
25% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

7% of readers chose Plot
42% of readers chose A mix
50% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

62% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

66% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

75% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

30% of readers chose Yes
43% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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