The Hired Man by Aminatta Forna

The Hired Man

Aminatta Forna

294 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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The new novel from the winner of the Commonwealth Writer’s Prize, The Hired Man is a taut, powerful novel of a small town and its dark wartime secrets, unwittingly brought into the light by a family of outsiders.Aminatta Forna has established hers...

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Community Reviews

3.87
based on 415 reviews

Moods

reflective: 72%

dark: 66%

emotional: 60%

sad: 57%

challenging: 48%

mysterious: 39%

tense: 27%

adventurous: 6%

hopeful: 6%

funny: 3%

informative: 3%

inspiring: 3%


Pace

5% of readers chose fast
61% of readers chose medium
32% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

6% of readers chose Plot
41% of readers chose A mix
51% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

72% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

19% of readers chose Yes
69% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

38% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
38% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

56% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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