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Bored so far. Not sure I’m interested in women’s educational empowerment and defying gender roles right now, as words and backwards as that sounds…I’m trying to relate and I don’t think I can relate to the main character
— Mar 18, 2026 05:50AM
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Key
is on page 179 of 204
I guess why it is that I don’t like the book, is the author’s writing, as well as the main characters personalities. I can’t relate, and don’t feel connected to their stories. Why am I reading this? At this point, it’s to prove to myself I can finish something I don’t want to finish…
— Apr 11, 2026 03:19AM
Key
is on page 103 of 204
Finally she becomes disillusioned when faced with her uncle’s extreme wealth: “Then I discovered that Nhamo had not been lying. Babamukuru was indeed a man of consequence…Nhamo’s chorus sang in my head and now it sounded ominous…that my Babamukuru was wealthier than I had thought possible…. Having done it, what had he become? A deep valley cracked open…I felt separated forever from my uncle.” (99)
— Mar 28, 2026 07:58AM
