When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo

When We Were Birds

Ayanna Lloyd Banwo

278 pages • first pub 2022 (view editions)

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When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo is ideal for readers who enjoy emotionally rich, mythic tales that weave love and ancestral magic into explorations of grief and connection.

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Mesmerising, mythic and timeless, the most unmissable debut novel of 2022 - for fans of Arundhati Roy, Toni Morrison and Monique RoffeyDarwin is a down-on-his-luck gravedigger, newly arrived in the Trinidadian city of Port Angeles to seek his fort...

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Community Reviews

3.83
based on 2,515 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 70%

emotional: 68%

reflective: 46%

dark: 45%

hopeful: 27%

tense: 24%

sad: 23%

challenging: 18%

adventurous: 17%

inspiring: 8%

funny: 1%

informative: 1%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

8% of readers chose fast
60% of readers chose medium
30% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
43% of readers chose A mix
50% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

74% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

72% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

80% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

46% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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