The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian

The Sandcastle Girls

Chris Bohjalian

299 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional informative slow-paced
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The Sandcastle Girls is a sweeping historical love story steeped in Chris Bohjalian's Armenian heritage. When Elizabeth Endicott arrives in Aleppo, Syria she has a diploma from Mount Holyoke, a crash course in nursing, and only the most basic gras...

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Moods

sad 73%
emotional 67%
informative 63%
dark 47%
reflective 32%
challenging 28%
tense 26%
adventurous 15%
hopeful 15%
inspiring 8%
mysterious 6%
funny 2%

Pace

slow 45%
medium 43%
fast 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 77% | Plot: 11% | Character: 8% | N/A: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 72% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 10%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 8% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 88% | No: 5% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 79% | It's complicated: 11% | Yes: 5% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.78

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