The Dying Day by Vaseem Khan

The Dying Day

The Malabar House Series #2

Vaseem Khan

347 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

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Description

A priceless manuscript. A missing scholar. A trail of riddles.For over a century, one of the world's great treasures, a six-hundred-year-old copy of Dante's The Divine Comedy, has been safely housed at Bombay's Asiatic Society. But when it vanishe...

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Community Reviews Summary of 136 reviews

Moods

mysterious 87%
adventurous 75%
informative 37%
dark 30%
tense 30%
challenging 25%
funny 17%
lighthearted 17%
hopeful 12%
reflective 10%
inspiring 7%
relaxing 5%
emotional 2%
sad 2%

Pace

medium 53%
fast 34%
slow 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 62% | Plot: 37%

Strong character development?

Yes: 55% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 5%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 8%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 97% | No: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 22%

Average rating

3.91

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