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160 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374291860
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 12 September 2000
Description
Butterfly Burning brings the brilliantly poetic voice of Zimbabwean writer Yvonne Vera to American readers for the first time. Set in Makokoba, a black township, in the late l940s, the novel is an intensely bittersweet love story. When Fumbatha, a...
Community Reviews Summary of 57 reviews
Moods
dark 50%
emotional 40%
sad 40%
challenging 30%
informative 10%
inspiring 10%
tense 10%
Pace
medium 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 42% | A mix: 42% | N/A: 14%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 28% | Yes: 28%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 71% | No: 28%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 14%Average rating
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Graphic
AbortionModerate
Death, Slavery
160 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374291860
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 12 September 2000
Description
Butterfly Burning brings the brilliantly poetic voice of Zimbabwean writer Yvonne Vera to American readers for the first time. Set in Makokoba, a black township, in the late l940s, the novel is an intensely bittersweet love story. When Fumbatha, a...
Community Reviews Summary of 57 reviews
Moods
dark 50%
emotional 40%
sad 40%
challenging 30%
informative 10%
inspiring 10%
tense 10%
Pace
medium 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 42% | A mix: 42% | N/A: 14%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 28% | Yes: 28%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 71% | No: 28%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
AbortionModerate
Death, Slavery