The Book of Memory by Petina Gappah

The Book of Memory

Petina Gappah

289 pages • first pub 2015 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
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Memory is an albino woman languishing in Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison in Harare, Zimbabwe, where she has been convicted of murder. As part of her appeal, her lawyer insists that she write down what happened as she remembers it. As her story u...

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Community Reviews

3.68
based on 603 reviews

Moods

emotional: 67%

reflective: 56%

sad: 46%

dark: 39%

challenging: 36%

mysterious: 32%

informative: 22%

tense: 17%

hopeful: 13%

inspiring: 12%

adventurous: 6%

funny: 6%

relaxing: 5%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

10% of readers chose fast
57% of readers chose medium
32% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

11% of readers chose Plot
50% of readers chose A mix
38% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

69% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

45% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

97% of readers chose Yes
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

67% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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