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315 pages • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781526660534
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 27 September 2022
Description
Sometimes it was as though the forty years of friendship between them was just a lesson in the unknowability of other people...Maryam and Zahra. In 1988 Karachi, two fourteen-year-old girls are a decade into their friendship, sharing in-jokes, sec...
Community Reviews Summary of 981 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
challenging 26%
tense 23%
sad 20%
dark 16%
informative 11%
hopeful 10%
funny 7%
inspiring 6%
adventurous 3%
lighthearted 3%
mysterious 3%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 26%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 28% | No: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | No: 7% | It's complicated: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Hate crime, Sexual harassmentModerate
Deportation, Violence, Sexual assaultMinor
Classism, Sexism, Xenophobia
315 pages • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781526660534
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 27 September 2022
Description
Sometimes it was as though the forty years of friendship between them was just a lesson in the unknowability of other people...Maryam and Zahra. In 1988 Karachi, two fourteen-year-old girls are a decade into their friendship, sharing in-jokes, sec...
Community Reviews Summary of 981 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
challenging 26%
tense 23%
sad 20%
dark 16%
informative 11%
hopeful 10%
funny 7%
inspiring 6%
adventurous 3%
lighthearted 3%
mysterious 3%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 26%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 28% | No: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | No: 7% | It's complicated: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Hate crime, Sexual harassmentModerate
Deportation, Violence, Sexual assaultMinor
Classism, Sexism, Xenophobia