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10 hours, 40 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593824566
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Random House Audio
Publication date: 23 January 2024
Description
Kaveh Akbar’s Martyr! is a paean to how we spend our lives seeking meaning—in faith, art, ourselves, others—in which a newly sober, orphaned son of Iranian immigrants, guided by the voices of artists, poets, and kings, embarks on a search that lea...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,494 reviews
Moods
reflective 81%
dark 50%
sad 49%
challenging 39%
hopeful 36%
funny 32%
inspiring 20%
mysterious 13%
adventurous 8%
tense 8%
informative 5%
Pace
slow 13%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 72% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 95% | No: 1% | It's complicated: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Addiction, Death of parentModerate
Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Terminal illnessMinor
Homophobia10 hours, 40 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593824566
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Random House Audio
Publication date: 23 January 2024
Description
Kaveh Akbar’s Martyr! is a paean to how we spend our lives seeking meaning—in faith, art, ourselves, others—in which a newly sober, orphaned son of Iranian immigrants, guided by the voices of artists, poets, and kings, embarks on a search that lea...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,494 reviews
Moods
reflective 81%
dark 50%
sad 49%
challenging 39%
hopeful 36%
funny 32%
inspiring 20%
mysterious 13%
adventurous 8%
tense 8%
informative 5%
Pace
slow 13%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 72% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 95% | No: 1% | It's complicated: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Addiction, Death of parentModerate
Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Terminal illnessMinor
Homophobia