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Susan
Jul 03, 2020 rated it liked it
Torn between 3 and 4 stars, because the writing is great but the theme of this story is so bleak, so depressing. There is not one happy moment in the whole novel and I'm relieved to have finished it. Still, bits of it stay with me... ...more
Bilhá Calderón
May 30, 2010 rated it liked it
Hermosa y detallada descripción del mundo sudafricano. Me impactó el personaje femenino entendido desde los prejuicios de la época
Nanosynergy
Nov 17, 2008 marked it as to-read
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Jun 14, 2009 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Rachel
Jan 11, 2011 rated it liked it
Shelves: fiction, africa
Tanya
Jul 09, 2013 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Kimberly
Dec 27, 2013 marked it as to-read
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Jul 23, 2014 rated it really liked it
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Oct 23, 2016 marked it as to-read
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Oct 27, 2016 rated it liked it
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Feb 22, 2018 rated it really liked it
Beth
Nov 23, 2019 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Mar 30, 2023 marked it as to-read
Shelves: on-shelf, list
Kristin
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