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240 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099593126
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 18 May 2016
Description
The brilliant new novel from the winner of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize.On the eve of Angolan independence, Ludo bricks herself into her apartment, where she will remain for the next thirty years. She lives off vegetables and pigeons, bur...
Community Reviews Summary of 835 reviews
Moods
emotional 53%
sad 46%
dark 31%
mysterious 25%
challenging 22%
hopeful 18%
adventurous 16%
informative 15%
tense 13%
funny 9%
inspiring 8%
lighthearted 4%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 37%
slow 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 7% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 32% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 82% | No: 8% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 20% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, War, Body horrorModerate
Racism, Domestic abuse, ViolenceMinor
Animal cruelty, Animal death, Torture
240 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099593126
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 18 May 2016
Description
The brilliant new novel from the winner of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize.On the eve of Angolan independence, Ludo bricks herself into her apartment, where she will remain for the next thirty years. She lives off vegetables and pigeons, bur...
Community Reviews Summary of 835 reviews
Moods
emotional 53%
sad 46%
dark 31%
mysterious 25%
challenging 22%
hopeful 18%
adventurous 16%
informative 15%
tense 13%
funny 9%
inspiring 8%
lighthearted 4%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 37%
slow 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 7% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 32% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 82% | No: 8% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 20% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, War, Body horrorModerate
Racism, Domestic abuse, ViolenceMinor
Animal cruelty, Animal death, Torture