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310 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802195937
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 01 March 2011
Description
Winner of the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book Award for Fiction and short-listed for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize (South Asia and Europe), Lyrics Alley is the evocative story of an affluent Sudanese family shaken by the startling shifts...
Community Reviews Summary of 126 reviews
Moods
reflective 53%
hopeful 40%
challenging 33%
sad 26%
informative 20%
inspiring 6%
lighthearted 6%
tense 6%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 77% | Plot: 11% | A mix: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 36%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 63% | Yes: 27% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotryModerate
Alcoholism
310 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802195937
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 01 March 2011
Description
Winner of the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book Award for Fiction and short-listed for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize (South Asia and Europe), Lyrics Alley is the evocative story of an affluent Sudanese family shaken by the startling shifts...
Community Reviews Summary of 126 reviews
Moods
reflective 53%
hopeful 40%
challenging 33%
sad 26%
informative 20%
inspiring 6%
lighthearted 6%
tense 6%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 77% | Plot: 11% | A mix: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 36%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 63% | Yes: 27% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotryModerate
Alcoholism