Mount Pleasant by Amy Reid, Patrice Nganang

384 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

In Cameroon in 1931, Sara is taken from her family and brought to Mount Pleasant as a gift for Sultan Njoya, the Bamum leader cast into exile by French colonialists. Just nine years old and on the verge of becoming one of the sultan's hundreds of ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 12 reviews

Moods

informative 100%
reflective 50%
sad 50%

Pace

slow 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 100%

Average rating

3.09

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