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Petals of Blood - Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Petals of Blood
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4.17 15
Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780140153514 (0140153519)
ASIN: 140153519
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 368
Edition language: English
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A Man With An Agenda
A Man With An Agenda rated it
1.0 Petals of Blood by Ngugi wa'Thiong'o
I dragged my feet with this book for a long time. The character sketches were phenomenal, but something about the style kept me at a distance and it was a great effort to keep turning pages. Even being laid up during the covid-19 lockdown didn't help. Have to mark as 'abandoned'.
UNICORN PORN FOR ALL
UNICORN PORN FOR ALL rated it
0.0
1977. This sounds heartwarming.
To Read Is to Fly
To Read Is to Fly rated it
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This is the first book I have read by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, and I was swept away by it. Written in 1977, Petals of Blood recreates many of the tensions in Kenya at the time. Although the book is anchored by investigation into the murder of three highly placed Kenyan officials, it is at heart a sweeping...
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