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352 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593330180
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 05 April 2022
Description
Sent back to his birthplace--Lahore's notorious red-light district--to hush up the murder of a girl, a man finds himself in an unexpected reckoning with his past.Not since childhood has Faraz returned to the Mohalla, in Lahore's walled inner city,...
Community Reviews Summary of 245 reviews
Moods
emotional 70%
sad 52%
reflective 48%
mysterious 44%
challenging 42%
tense 29%
informative 20%
adventurous 19%
hopeful 8%
inspiring 2%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 38% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 27% | No: 20% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | No: 8% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Murder, Child abuseModerate
Adult/minor relationship, Child death, PedophiliaMinor
Body horror, Bullying, Fatphobia352 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593330180
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 05 April 2022
Description
Sent back to his birthplace--Lahore's notorious red-light district--to hush up the murder of a girl, a man finds himself in an unexpected reckoning with his past.Not since childhood has Faraz returned to the Mohalla, in Lahore's walled inner city,...
Community Reviews Summary of 245 reviews
Moods
emotional 70%
sad 52%
reflective 48%
mysterious 44%
challenging 42%
tense 29%
informative 20%
adventurous 19%
hopeful 8%
inspiring 2%
Pace
slow 32%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 38% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 27% | No: 20% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | No: 8% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Murder, Child abuseModerate
Adult/minor relationship, Child death, PedophiliaMinor
Body horror, Bullying, Fatphobia