598 reviews for:

The Guardian of Surfaces

Bothayna Al-Essa

4.04 AVERAGE

bibimben's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

kg18's review against another edition

2.75

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Police brutality

Minor: Confinement, Kidnapping

smokeandwires's review against another edition

4.0

dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Confinement, Police brutality, Gaslighting

Minor: Suicide, Torture

chestylarue's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

katiejwu's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective 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

rehashwithrae's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

angelofthestars's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

rblaine's review against another edition

4.75

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met sawad hussain, got to learn about her co translation process. and the premise of this book was based in real life (authors experience with Kuwait’s book censorship)!

maulla's review against another edition

2.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was an interesting set up however the second half of the book felt rushed and unsatisfying. 

slangston10's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Oooooof. Better than Julia or 1984 but I don’t know if I can handle more of this type of dystopia