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256 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374606770
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 13 September 2023
Description
The hotly anticipated new novel by David Diop, winner of the International Booker Prize.Paris, 1806. The renowned botanist Michel Adanson lies on his deathbed, the masterwork to which he dedicated his life still incomplete. As he expires, the las...
Community Reviews Summary of 133 reviews
Moods
dark 54%
emotional 49%
adventurous 45%
sad 43%
challenging 30%
mysterious 26%
informative 16%
tense 16%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 23%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Character: 29% | Plot: 17%Strong character development?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | No: 25% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 97% | No: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual assault, Slavery, ColonisationModerate
Racism, Rape, Sexual contentMinor
Incest, Pedophilia256 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374606770
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 13 September 2023
Description
The hotly anticipated new novel by David Diop, winner of the International Booker Prize.Paris, 1806. The renowned botanist Michel Adanson lies on his deathbed, the masterwork to which he dedicated his life still incomplete. As he expires, the las...
Community Reviews Summary of 133 reviews
Moods
dark 54%
emotional 49%
adventurous 45%
sad 43%
challenging 30%
mysterious 26%
informative 16%
tense 16%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 23%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Character: 29% | Plot: 17%Strong character development?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | No: 25% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 97% | No: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual assault, Slavery, ColonisationModerate
Racism, Rape, Sexual contentMinor
Incest, Pedophilia