July's People by Nadine Gordimer

July's People

Nadine Gordimer

160 pages • first pub 1981 (editions) user-added

fiction historical literary challenging reflective tense slow-paced
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A startling, imaginative novel from the winner of the Nobel Prize in LiteratureFor years, it had been what is called a "deteriorating situation." Now all over South Africa the cities are battlegrounds. The members of the Smales family--liberal whi...

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Community Reviews

3.31
based on 937 reviews

Moods

reflective: 65%

challenging: 62%

tense: 62%

dark: 27%

emotional: 21%

informative: 12%

sad: 9%

mysterious: 6%

adventurous: 3%

inspiring: 3%

hopeful: 1%

Pace

10% of readers chose fast
33% of readers chose medium
55% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

6% of readers chose Plot
20% of readers chose A mix
72% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

27% of readers chose Yes
52% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

1% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
56% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

89% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

86% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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