Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga

Nervous Conditions

Nervous Conditions #1

Tsitsi Dangarembga with Kwame Anthony Appiah (Contributor)

298 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

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Description

The groundbreaking first novel in Tsitsi Dangarembga’s award-winning trilogy, Nervous Conditions won the Commonwealth Writers Prize and has been “hailed as one of the 20th century’s most significant works of African literature” (The New York Times...

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Community Reviews Summary of 2,381 reviews

Moods

reflective 81%
emotional 66%
challenging 56%
sad 33%
informative 28%
tense 21%
dark 20%
inspiring 17%
hopeful 11%
adventurous 8%
funny 8%
mysterious 1%

Pace

medium 64%
slow 28%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 70% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 3%

Strong character development?

Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 5%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%

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