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210 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780299341046
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: The University of Wisconsin Press
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The Summers narrates the coming of age of Leyla, who spends the school year in her mother’s home country of Germany but travels every summer to her father’s Kurdish village in Syria, near the Turkish border. There, with her grandparents and Yazidi...
Community Reviews Summary of 224 reviews
Moods
sad 75%
informative 66%
reflective 57%
challenging 44%
dark 32%
inspiring 25%
tense 25%
hopeful 7%
adventurous 1%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 46% | A mix: 43% | Plot: 7% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 14% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 68% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Genocide, TortureModerate
Violence, Death, Gun violenceMinor
Rape, Child death, Domestic abuse
210 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780299341046
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: The University of Wisconsin Press
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The Summers narrates the coming of age of Leyla, who spends the school year in her mother’s home country of Germany but travels every summer to her father’s Kurdish village in Syria, near the Turkish border. There, with her grandparents and Yazidi...
Community Reviews Summary of 224 reviews
Moods
sad 75%
informative 66%
reflective 57%
challenging 44%
dark 32%
inspiring 25%
tense 25%
hopeful 7%
adventurous 1%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 46% | A mix: 43% | Plot: 7% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 14% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 68% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Genocide, TortureModerate
Violence, Death, Gun violenceMinor
Rape, Child death, Domestic abuse