Agaat by Marlene van Niekerk

Agaat

Marlene van Niekerk with Michiel Heyns

630 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
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Description

In 1940s apartheid South Africa, Milla de Wet discovers a child abandoned in the fields of her family farm. Ignoring the warnings of friends and family, Milla brings the girl, Agaat, into her home. But the kindness is fleeting, as Milla makes Agaa...

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Community Reviews

3.83
based on 109 reviews

Moods

reflective: 84%

challenging: 76%

emotional: 61%

sad: 61%

dark: 53%

tense: 23%

informative: 7%

Pace

14% of readers chose medium
85% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

18% of readers chose A mix
81% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

61% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

69% of readers chose Complicated
30% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

83% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

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