A Girl is a Body of Water by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

A Girl is a Body of Water

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

545 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
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In her thirteenth year, Kirabo confronts a piercing question: who is my mother? Kirabo has been raised by women in the small Ugandan village of Nattetta—her grandmother, her best friend, and her many aunts—but the absence of her mother follows her...

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Community Reviews

4.16
based on 1,831 reviews

Moods

emotional: 77%

reflective: 76%

inspiring: 38%

hopeful: 32%

challenging: 31%

informative: 28%

adventurous: 21%

funny: 18%

sad: 17%

mysterious: 12%

tense: 8%

dark: 6%

lighthearted: 3%

relaxing: 3%

Pace

4% of readers chose fast
48% of readers chose medium
46% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
27% of readers chose A mix
69% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

92% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

74% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

84% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

54% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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