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Our Lady of the Nile by Scholastique Mukasonga

Our Lady of the Nile

Scholastique Mukasonga with Melanie Mauthner (Translator)

250 pages first pub 2012 (view editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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‘There is no better lycée than Our Lady of the Nile. Nor is there any higher. Twenty-five hundred metres, the white teachers proudly proclaim.’Parents send their daughters to Our Lady of the Nile to be moulded into respectable citizens, and to pro...

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Community Reviews

3.84
based on 609 reviews

Moods

dark: 64%

challenging: 50%

tense: 47%

sad: 43%

reflective: 41%

emotional: 36%

informative: 34%

mysterious: 5%

adventurous: 3%

funny: 3%

inspiring: 3%

lighthearted: 3%


Pace

17% of readers chose fast
44% of readers chose medium
37% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

17% of readers chose Plot
53% of readers chose A mix
27% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

23% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

16% of readers chose Yes
63% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

87% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

42% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
24% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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