City of a Thousand Gates by Rebecca Sacks

City of a Thousand Gates

Rebecca Sacks

400 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical literary challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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A novel of great humanity, compassion, and astonishing immediacy, this inventive and unique debut captures the emotional reality of contemporary life in the West Bank and the irreconcilable Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a collage of narrati...

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Community Reviews Summary of 101 reviews

Moods

challenging 80%
emotional 60%
informative 53%
reflective 46%
tense 46%
dark 33%
sad 26%
mysterious 13%
hopeful 6%

Pace

medium 53%
slow 40%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 77% | A mix: 22%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 44% | No: 11%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 75% | No: 12% | Yes: 12%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 11%

Average rating

3.71

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