A Question of Power
by Bessie Head
Taste attributes: dramapsychologicalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricateenclosedemotive & stirringtroubled leadsself destruction/implosionhuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeExpect a heavy, emotional novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.0 / 5
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About This Book
It is never clear to Elizabeth whether the mission principal's cruel revelations of her origins is at the bottom of her mental breakdown, but in the dark loneliness of the Botswanan night, the frightened South African refugee slips in and out of sanity.
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- Author
- Bessie Head
- Published
- 1973
- Pages
- 206
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- Open Library
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