October by Zoë Wicomb

October

Zoë Wicomb

256 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction reflective slow-paced
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"Mercia Murray is a woman of fifty-two years who has been left.” Abandoned by her partner in Scotland, where she has been living for twenty-five years, Mercia returns to her homeland of South Africa to find her family overwhelmed by alcoholism and...

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Community Reviews Summary of 30 reviews

Moods

emotional 100%
reflective 100%
challenging 33%
dark 33%
funny 33%
sad 33%

Pace

slow 66%
medium 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 66% | No: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.27

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