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Kamila Shamsie, Kamila Shamsie
386 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Kamila Shamsie's Burnt Shadows is a story for our time by "a writer of immense ambition and strength. . . . This is an absorbing novel that commands in the reader a powerful emotional and intellectual response" -Salman Rushdie.Winner of the Anisfi...
Community Reviews Summary of 638 reviews
Moods
sad 73%
reflective 67%
challenging 43%
dark 40%
tense 32%
informative 25%
adventurous 20%
inspiring 13%
hopeful 10%
funny 5%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 67% | Character: 26% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 98% | It's complicated: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gun violence, Racial slurs, WarModerate
Islamophobia, Cultural appropriation, Racism—
Kamila Shamsie, Kamila Shamsie
386 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Kamila Shamsie's Burnt Shadows is a story for our time by "a writer of immense ambition and strength. . . . This is an absorbing novel that commands in the reader a powerful emotional and intellectual response" -Salman Rushdie.Winner of the Anisfi...
Community Reviews Summary of 638 reviews
Moods
sad 73%
reflective 67%
challenging 43%
dark 40%
tense 32%
informative 25%
adventurous 20%
inspiring 13%
hopeful 10%
funny 5%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 67% | Character: 26% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 98% | It's complicated: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gun violence, Racial slurs, WarModerate
Islamophobia, Cultural appropriation, Racism