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challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
It's a bit too pulp fiction style for my taste although the final part (Paris) brings some of the thug tendencies of the characters into reflective light. Still, a graphic and heavy telling of the darkness of the Lebanese civil war. The final section also brings a more surreal, internal world element to the protagonists storytelling that is intriguing but comes as a surprise as it's largely missing from the beginning of the novel.
Graphic: Torture, Blood, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, War, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Grief, Genocide, and Gun violence
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