The President's Gardens by Muhsin Al-Ramli

The President's Gardens

Muhsin Al-Ramli with Peter Noble (Narrator)

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fiction historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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The President's Gardens is an epic novel about Saddam Hussein's Iraq, following the lives of three friends from the beginning of the Iran-Iraq War to the aftermath of the American invasion.Abdullah loses twenty years to Iranian captivity before re...

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Community Reviews Summary of 66 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
sad 61%
emotional 50%
tense 44%
challenging 38%
reflective 33%
informative 27%
adventurous 16%
hopeful 5%
mysterious 5%

Pace

slow 47%
medium 35%
fast 17%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 66% | Plot: 16% | Character: 16%

Strong character development?

Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 7%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 42% | No: 7%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 69% | No: 15% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 7% | N/A: 7%

Average rating

4.17

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