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The Story of an African Farm by Olive Schreiner

candiceann's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5

lawrenceevalyn's review against another edition

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5.0

The structure is interesting and unexpected, but really what I love is the beautiful prose and the metaphysics.

jcampbell's review against another edition

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2.0

forgettable, it has a place as an early feminist work but its not a brilliant piece of writing. It's lacking in character development and structure. 

karynhuenemann's review against another edition

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2.0

I remember liking this book as a grad student; that being said, the second time I read it (PhD), I had forgotten I had read it earlier (MA), until I got almost to the end. So obviously it didn't create that strong an impression on the first reading. There's a fitting quotation near the end of the book: “I must have been very foolish when I thought that book good.”

ellenjr24's review against another edition

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reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

actualspinster's review against another edition

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4.0

fascinating novel at points but any feminist sentiment is so radically attenuated by the complete lack of compassion & total erasure of african women from the same cateogory of womanhood as the white woman/girl at the centre of this novel. glad to have finally read it. i kinda luv waldo lol ?!  

lisajayne_02's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

car22oline's review against another edition

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2.5

racist 

zoemqb's review against another edition

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dnf but technically did? skimmed while studying for a final and got an a god bless

acorn_soup's review against another edition

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challenging reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0