What We Owe by Golnaz Hashemzadeh Bonde

What We Owe

Golnaz Hashemzadeh Bonde with Elizabeth Jane Clark Wessel (Translator)

208 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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Winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize"This novel, barely 200 pages long, is impossible to pin down or categorize. It's about mothers and daughters, nation and exile, and the way forward with hope and pain. It is a masterpiece."--Tayari Jones, ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 296 reviews

Moods

sad 94%
emotional 88%
dark 52%
reflective 44%
challenging 36%
tense 16%
informative 13%
hopeful 5%
funny 2%

Pace

medium 52%
fast 44%
slow 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 76% | A mix: 15% | Plot: 7%

Strong character development?

Yes: 36% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 32%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 34% | Yes: 15%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 70% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 96% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

4.1

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