Little Suns by Zakes Mda

Little Suns

Zakes Mda

272 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction historical challenging dark informative medium-paced

Description

It is 1903. A lame and frail Malangana – ‘Little Suns’ – searches for his beloved Mthwakazi after many lonely years spent in Lesotho. Mthwakazi was the young woman he had fallen in love with twenty years earlier, before the assassination of Hamilt...

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Community Reviews Summary of 14 reviews

Moods

adventurous 50%
challenging 50%
dark 50%
funny 50%
hopeful 50%
informative 50%
reflective 50%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Character: 50%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%

Average rating

3.81

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