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360 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780226510835
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 01 September 1992
Description
Set in nineteenth-century rural Africa, Fiela's Child tells the gripping story of Fiela Komoetie and a white, three-year old child, Benjamin, whom she finds crying on her doorstep. For nine years Fiela raises Benjamin as one of her own children. B...
Community Reviews Summary of 164 reviews
Moods
sad 54%
adventurous 45%
reflective 27%
challenging 18%
hopeful 18%
informative 18%
inspiring 18%
tense 18%
dark 9%
mysterious 9%
Pace
medium 27%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 70% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 9%Loveable characters?
Yes: 40% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 30%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 44% | Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Incest, Racism, Child abuseMinor
Child death
360 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780226510835
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 01 September 1992
Description
Set in nineteenth-century rural Africa, Fiela's Child tells the gripping story of Fiela Komoetie and a white, three-year old child, Benjamin, whom she finds crying on her doorstep. For nine years Fiela raises Benjamin as one of her own children. B...
Community Reviews Summary of 164 reviews
Moods
sad 54%
adventurous 45%
reflective 27%
challenging 18%
hopeful 18%
informative 18%
inspiring 18%
tense 18%
dark 9%
mysterious 9%
Pace
medium 27%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 70% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 9%Loveable characters?
Yes: 40% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 30%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 44% | Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Incest, Racism, Child abuseMinor
Child death