Scan barcode
missing duration info • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781611136173
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Publication date: 09 January 2012
Description
From Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar, a stirring and explosive debut novel about an American Muslim family in Wisconsin struggling with faith and belonging in the pre-9/11 world. Hayat Shah is a young American in love for the first time. His nor...
Community Reviews Summary of 142 reviews
Moods
emotional 83%
informative 50%
sad 50%
challenging 16%
dark 16%
hopeful 16%
inspiring 16%
tense 16%
Pace
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 50%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 75% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Misogyny, AntisemitismModerate
Islamophobia, Alcoholism, CancerMinor
Infidelity, Domestic abuse
missing duration info • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781611136173
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Publication date: 09 January 2012
Description
From Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar, a stirring and explosive debut novel about an American Muslim family in Wisconsin struggling with faith and belonging in the pre-9/11 world. Hayat Shah is a young American in love for the first time. His nor...
Community Reviews Summary of 142 reviews
Moods
emotional 83%
informative 50%
sad 50%
challenging 16%
dark 16%
hopeful 16%
inspiring 16%
tense 16%
Pace
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 50%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 75% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Misogyny, AntisemitismModerate
Islamophobia, Alcoholism, CancerMinor
Infidelity, Domestic abuse