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Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits by Laila Lalami

nataliechubb's review

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emotional informative reflective sad

4.75

gealghaireach's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

hannia222's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

aliceboule's review

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4.0

Lovely book that is both haunting and hopeful. I will be reading more of Lalami.

citorialina's review

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

5.0

remigves's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective 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

kokeb's review against another edition

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fast-paced
what about the guinean woman?

amieco's review

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

4.0

ageorge1877's review

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3.0

4 people attempt to cross from Morocco to Spain in a dingy to varying degrees of success. A very interesting and very Real™️ read about choice and doubt and the impossibility of knowing whether things could have been better if different decisions were made.

qamart's review

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4.0

No reason not to like it but didn’t exactly wow me either