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I am the Mau & Other Stories by Chemutai Glasheen

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diaspora_reader's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Such a quick read! Loved this so much! Short stories are hard to write and keep you engaged and that was a very strong debut collection. Can’t wait to read more from the author.

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challenging hopeful slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Powerful and literary - lots of symbolism and motifs. Captures the diversity and complexity of Kenya, for sure.

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alikelystory's review

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challenging dark tense medium-paced

3.25

hspauthor's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

bookb1itch's review

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adventurous challenging informative medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

I received an advance copy of this book to preview for Better Reading. It is being promoted as a YA short story collection, but I would argue that many of the themes in the stories are more interesting to adults. I'm not sure the students at my school will go for this, but I am keen to find out, when we add it to our library.

I have long been fascinated by all things African, so I loved reading about various cultural practices, but found it a little frustrating that the stories finished as the were getting most interesting

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