Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen, Karen Blixen

Out of Africa

Isak Dinesen, Karen Blixen

400 pages first pub 1937 (editions)

nonfiction classics memoir emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

'When you have caught the rhythm of Africa, you find that it is the same in all her music.' In one of the most passionate memoirs ever written, Karen Blixen recalls running a farm in Africa at the start of the twentieth century, and the love affai...

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Moods

reflective 82%
adventurous 60%
informative 44%
emotional 42%
inspiring 33%
sad 15%
hopeful 13%
relaxing 13%
challenging 11%
lighthearted 11%
funny 8%
mysterious 6%
dark 4%
tense 2%

Pace

slow 61%
medium 29%
fast 8%

Average rating

3.57

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