9 hours, 8 minutes • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781978672734
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Audible Studios on Brilliance
Publication date: 02 April 2019
Description
A Vanity Fair Hot Type Book for April 2018 A Globe and Mail Best Book of 2018 A Lit Hub Favourite Book of the Year In a crumbling apartment block in the Angolan city of Luanda, families work, laugh, scheme, and get by. In the middle of it all is t...
Community Reviews Summary of 88 reviews
Moods
reflective 72%
sad 72%
emotional 54%
challenging 36%
dark 27%
inspiring 27%
adventurous 18%
hopeful 18%
informative 9%
lighthearted 9%
tense 9%
Pace
slow 16%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | Plot: 25% | A mix: 12%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 33% | Yes: 22%Loveable characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 37% | Yes: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Gun violenceMinor
Animal cruelty, Death, Racial slurs
9 hours, 8 minutes • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781978672734
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Audible Studios on Brilliance
Publication date: 02 April 2019
Description
A Vanity Fair Hot Type Book for April 2018 A Globe and Mail Best Book of 2018 A Lit Hub Favourite Book of the Year In a crumbling apartment block in the Angolan city of Luanda, families work, laugh, scheme, and get by. In the middle of it all is t...
Community Reviews Summary of 88 reviews
Moods
reflective 72%
sad 72%
emotional 54%
challenging 36%
dark 27%
inspiring 27%
adventurous 18%
hopeful 18%
informative 9%
lighthearted 9%
tense 9%
Pace
slow 16%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | Plot: 25% | A mix: 12%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 33% | Yes: 22%Loveable characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 37% | Yes: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Gun violenceMinor
Animal cruelty, Death, Racial slurs