How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue

How Beautiful We Were

Imbolo Mbue

14 hours, 7 minutes first pub 2021 (view editions) user-added

fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional sad slow-paced
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Description

From the celebrated author of the New York Times bestseller Behold the Dreamers comes a sweeping, wrenching story about the collision of a small African village and an American oil company."A novel with the richness and power of a great contempora...

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Community Reviews

4.02
based on 3,664 reviews

Moods

sad: 75%

emotional: 74%

challenging: 58%

reflective: 56%

dark: 48%

tense: 31%

informative: 19%

inspiring: 18%

hopeful: 11%

adventurous: 7%

mysterious: 2%


Pace

2% of readers chose fast
45% of readers chose medium
51% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

18% of readers chose Plot
62% of readers chose A mix
19% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

70% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

62% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

85% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

27% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
41% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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