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avidwhale's review
3.0
kinda just trying to fill out my reading challenge... but this was pretty good and shoutout to Mr gufford,,,,,,,,,,, could use some more plot
camycel's review
5.0
Really beautiful African writing. One of my favorite quotes comes from this play. I read this and wrote a paper on this play for a theatre class. This work discusses how African women are portrayed by society and how they are influenced by men and family. The plot was relatively interesting but a bit confusing. My rating is mostly of the writing and how it shows what goes on in Anowa's mind/how she sees the world.
mbaya's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
taraa_harveyy's review
dark
informative
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
tirnom's review
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
It's ability to elicit sadness seizes you unaware.
"Someone should have taught me
how to grow up to be a woman. I hear in other lands a
woman is nothing. And they let her know this from the
day of her birth. But here, O my spirit mother, they let a
girl grow up as she pleases until she is married. And then
she is like any woman anywhere: in order for her man to
be a man, she must not think, she must not talk. O—o,
why didn’t someone teach me how to grow up to be a
woman?"
"Someone should have taught me
how to grow up to be a woman. I hear in other lands a
woman is nothing. And they let her know this from the
day of her birth. But here, O my spirit mother, they let a
girl grow up as she pleases until she is married. And then
she is like any woman anywhere: in order for her man to
be a man, she must not think, she must not talk. O—o,
why didn’t someone teach me how to grow up to be a
woman?"
jasleeen's review
4.0
Anowa is one book which is feministic and also draws attention to various concepts. It is in the form of a play and for sure is a must read for all age groups, irrespective of their likings and choices.