Eight Months on Ghazzah Street by Hilary Mantel

Eight Months on Ghazzah Street

Hilary Mantel

320 pages first pub 1988 (editions)

fiction contemporary mystery mysterious reflective slow-paced
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Frances Shore is a cartographer by trade, a maker of maps, but when her husband's work takes her to Saudi Arabia she finds herself unable to map the Kingdom's areas of internal darkness. The regime is corrupt and harsh, the expatriates are hard-dr...

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Community Reviews Summary of 180 reviews

Moods

mysterious 80%
dark 70%
tense 70%
challenging 50%
informative 40%
emotional 30%
reflective 30%
sad 30%
funny 10%

Pace

medium 70%
slow 30%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 60% | A mix: 40%

Strong character development?

Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 22%

Loveable characters?

No: 55% | It's complicated: 44%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 11%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 75% | No: 12% | Yes: 12%

Average rating

3.52

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