Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi

Woman at Point Zero

Nawal El Saadawi with Sherif Hetata

128 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

fiction literary challenging dark reflective medium-paced
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From her prison cell, Firdaus, sentenced to die for having killed a pimp in a Cairo street, tells of her life from village childhood to city prostitute. Society's retribution for her act of defiance - death - she welcomes as the only way she can f...

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Moods

dark 87%
emotional 62%
sad 62%
reflective 59%
challenging 48%
tense 34%
informative 12%
inspiring 12%
adventurous 5%
mysterious 2%
hopeful 1%

Pace

fast 59%
medium 35%
slow 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 72% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 4%

Strong character development?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 3% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 30% | No: 12% | N/A: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 43% | No: 30% | N/A: 13% | It's complicated: 12%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 17% | N/A: 4%

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