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Great thought experiment, very light reading considering the subject matter. More a conversation starter than a full conversation. Enjoyable. Hamid's sentences run on forever though which could be distracting!

borderhopper's review

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

The style is mannered--exclusively run on sentences, run on thoughts.

bookfrog508's review

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3.0

Thought provoking. As a white person, I found it to be an important reading experience, personally.

odonnell's review against another edition

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hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

greyantlers's review

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challenging reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

amazingracerose's review against another edition

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emotional reflective

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

5.0

Not even remotely shocking since I adore exit West so much but this was a delight. Anders and Oona are such flawed people and as this massive cultural shift occurs, they navigate that part of their relationship, but also all of the normal human parts in a really really interesting way.

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