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259 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)
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This first novel in Nuruddin Farah's Blood in the Sun trilogy tells the story of Askar, a man coming of age in the turmoil of modern Africa. With his father a victim of the bloody Ethiopian civil war and his mother dying the day of his birth, Aska...
Community Reviews Summary of 71 reviews
Moods
dark 85%
reflective 57%
emotional 42%
mysterious 42%
sad 42%
tense 28%
Pace
medium 28%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 20%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 60% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
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Death, Gore, Abortion
259 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
This first novel in Nuruddin Farah's Blood in the Sun trilogy tells the story of Askar, a man coming of age in the turmoil of modern Africa. With his father a victim of the bloody Ethiopian civil war and his mother dying the day of his birth, Aska...
Community Reviews Summary of 71 reviews
Moods
dark 85%
reflective 57%
emotional 42%
mysterious 42%
sad 42%
tense 28%
Pace
medium 28%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 20%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 60% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Gore, Abortion