The Mourning Bird by Mubanga Kalimamukwento

The Mourning Bird

Mubanga Kalimamukwento

200 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical dark emotional sad fast-paced
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When eleven-year-old Chimuka and her younger brother Ali find themselves orphaned in the 1990s, it's clear that their seemingly ordinary Zambian family is brimming with secrets: from HIV/AIDS to infidelity to suicide. Faced with the difficult choi...

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Community Reviews

3.71
based on 21 reviews

Moods

dark: 100%

sad: 100%

emotional: 80%

challenging: 60%

reflective: 20%

tense: 20%

Pace

60% of readers chose fast
40% of readers chose slow
fast
slow

Plot or character driven?

50% of readers chose A mix
50% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

25% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

50% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus?

33% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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