The Hiding Place by Trezza Azzopardi

The Hiding Place

Trezza Azzopardi

288 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

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A finalist for the prestigious Man Booker Prize, The Hiding Place -- Welsh novelist Trezza Azzopardi's lyrical tale of an immigrant family in Cardiff -- has been compared to Frank McCourt's bleak, stirring memoir Angela's Ashes. But The Hiding Pla...

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Community Reviews Summary of 119 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
emotional 77%
sad 66%
challenging 44%
mysterious 22%
reflective 22%
adventurous 11%
hopeful 11%
tense 11%

Pace

slow 55%
fast 22%
medium 22%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 71% | Plot: 14% | A mix: 14%

Strong character development?

Yes: 50% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 16%

Loveable characters?

No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%

Average rating

3.35

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