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fretsalot's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
readingrinbow's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-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? It's complicated
5.0
sophiavass's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
relaxing
slow-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
4.5
unisonlibrarian's review against another edition
3.0
The three stars on this book is not a measurement of the quality of the stories therein but rather a symbol of my own prejudice towards short stories in general. It is unfair to label the prose of Ahdaf Souief as "average" since the flourishing, descriptive language here is quite beautiful at times. I struggle with short stories since I always want to know more about what happened to get a character to here and what comes next, I thought putting three stars would be better than putting none as I would prefer since I am in no way qualified to make even an educated judgement on how good these are, but if I had left it blank it may have looked as though I hated the book which is far from accurate.
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