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192 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781782275862
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Publication date: 16 August 2018
Description
Alfa and Mademba are two of the many Senegalese soldiers fighting in the Great War. Together they climb dutifully out of their trenches to attack France's German enemies whenever the whistle blows, until Mademba is wounded, and dies in a shell hol...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,622 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
sad 47%
emotional 43%
reflective 40%
tense 39%
mysterious 15%
adventurous 5%
informative 3%
Pace
fast 38%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 13% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 49% | Yes: 34% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 41% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
War, Violence, GoreModerate
Rape, Racism, Sexual assaultMinor
Slavery, Kidnapping, Colonisation192 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781782275862
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Publication date: 16 August 2018
Description
Alfa and Mademba are two of the many Senegalese soldiers fighting in the Great War. Together they climb dutifully out of their trenches to attack France's German enemies whenever the whistle blows, until Mademba is wounded, and dies in a shell hol...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,622 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
sad 47%
emotional 43%
reflective 40%
tense 39%
mysterious 15%
adventurous 5%
informative 3%
Pace
fast 38%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 13% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 49% | Yes: 34% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | No: 41% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Violence, GoreModerate
Rape, Racism, Sexual assaultMinor
Slavery, Kidnapping, Colonisation