The Famished Road by Ben Okri

The Famished Road

The Famished Road Trilogy #1

Ben Okri

574 pages • first pub 1991 (view editions) user-added

fiction fantasy magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced
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The Famished Road by Ben Okri is ideal for readers who enjoy immersive, lyrical explorations of resilience and myth, blending the surreal with raw human struggles in a richly imagined world.

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In the decade since it won the Booker Prize, Ben Okri's Famished Road has become a classic. Like Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children or Gabriel Garcia Marquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude, it combines brilliant narrative technique with a fres...

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Community Reviews

3.6
based on 1,057 reviews

Moods

challenging: 67%

mysterious: 57%

reflective: 51%

adventurous: 43%

dark: 38%

emotional: 34%

sad: 15%

tense: 10%

hopeful: 8%

funny: 7%

inspiring: 5%

informative: 1%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

2% of readers chose fast
29% of readers chose medium
67% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

13% of readers chose Plot
32% of readers chose A mix
47% of readers chose Character
6% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

48% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

28% of readers chose Yes
51% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

61% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

54% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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