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This is one of three books available in English by writers from Equatorial Guinea, and the first by a woman. Readable in under two hours, it tells the story of a 16-year old orphan in a small village somewhere near the border with Gabon. Okomo's mother died in childbirth before marrying her "scoundrel" of a father, and so by tradition, she lives under the roof of her grandfather, whose rules are law. A sense of her place in the family heirarchy is given at the outset, as the reader learns that s
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This was a 3.5 read for me.
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This book takes place in Equatorial Guinea and follows the story of a teenage girl discovering herself. Her mother has died, she doesn't know who her father is, and she is known as "La Bastarda." Her family is pressuring her to start taking steps to get married and have children, but she resists.
I wanted to like this book. It felt important as it is the first novel by an Equatorial Guinean woman to be translated into English. It also explores issues of homosexuality which also felt important. H ...more
I wanted to like this book. It felt important as it is the first novel by an Equatorial Guinean woman to be translated into English. It also explores issues of homosexuality which also felt important. H ...more
Tradition is sometimes a thing which can break individuals which do not want to follow them. I believe we need to keep values and customs that makes us what we are as unique individuals from tradition, but if the tradition is against our core values, then we need to put tradition behind us.
Sep 16, 2018
Monica W.
marked it as to-read
Nov 09, 2019
Anna Ruth FL
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May 05, 2025
Nina ( picturetalk321 )
marked it as irgendwann-zu-lesen
