The Year of the Runaways by Sunjeev Sahota

The Year of the Runaways

Sunjeev Sahota

468 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary challenging emotional medium-paced
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From one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists and Man Booker Prize nominee Sunjeev Sahota—a sweeping, urgent contemporary epic, set against a vast geographical and historical canvas, astonishing for its richness and texture and scope, and f...

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Community Reviews Summary of 738 reviews

Moods

sad 70%
emotional 60%
reflective 57%
challenging 52%
dark 52%
tense 45%
informative 22%
hopeful 12%
adventurous 7%
inspiring 7%

Pace

medium 68%
slow 23%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 48% | A mix: 41% | Plot: 10%

Strong character development?

Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 9% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 30% | No: 13%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 93% | No: 3% | It's complicated: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 16%

Average rating

3.78

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