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320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781982110345
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 06 July 2021
Description
"Engrossing, beautiful, and deeply imaginative" (Yaa Gyasi, author of Homegoing), this epic novel about the explorer David Livingstone and the extraordinary group of Africans who carry his body across impossible terrain "illuminates the agonies of...
Community Reviews Summary of 284 reviews
Moods
reflective 56%
informative 49%
sad 31%
emotional 29%
challenging 25%
dark 25%
funny 17%
tense 11%
inspiring 9%
hopeful 5%
mysterious 3%
Pace
medium 47%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 43% | A mix: 41% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 27%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 67% | No: 21% | Yes: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 19%Average rating
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Graphic
Death, Racism, ColonisationModerate
Domestic abuse, Islamophobia, Sexism320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781982110345
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Publication date: 06 July 2021
Description
"Engrossing, beautiful, and deeply imaginative" (Yaa Gyasi, author of Homegoing), this epic novel about the explorer David Livingstone and the extraordinary group of Africans who carry his body across impossible terrain "illuminates the agonies of...
Community Reviews Summary of 284 reviews
Moods
reflective 56%
informative 49%
sad 31%
emotional 29%
challenging 25%
dark 25%
funny 17%
tense 11%
inspiring 9%
hopeful 5%
mysterious 3%
Pace
medium 47%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 43% | A mix: 41% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 27%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 67% | No: 21% | Yes: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 19%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Racism, ColonisationModerate
Domestic abuse, Islamophobia, Sexism