Reviews

The Return of Faraz Ali by Aamina Ahmad

carysjw's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

laurajeangrace's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Child death, Murder, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and War

Moderate: Vomit and Xenophobia

Minor: Gun violence

king_rune's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

dinakhad's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

uzoma's review against another edition

4.0

Heart-wrenching and still weirdly hopeful? Very understanding of the human experience.

numberonefan's review against another edition

3.5

This book dragged for me and I struggled to sympathize or understand Faraz - maybe just because I haven’t experienced his historical moment though? But by the end I did feel invested and I found Rozina’s story more compelling

brianklaas's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

victoria14's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ejoppenheimer's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

3.5

kellyroberson's review against another edition

5.0

What a stunningly beautiful book.