The Centre by Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi

The Centre

Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi with Balvinder Sopal (Narrator)

8 hours, 36 minutes • first pub 2023 (view editions)

fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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This book is perfect for readers who relish morally thorny, identity-focused suspense that spares no discomfort while skewering privilege, ambition, and the uneasy ethics of cultural ownership.

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A darkly comic, boundary-pushing debut following an adrift Pakistani translator in London who attends a mysterious language school which boasts complete fluency in just ten days, but at a secret, sinister cost.Anisa Ellahi dreams of being a transl...

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Community Reviews

3.56
based on 7,092 reviews

Moods

dark: 84%

mysterious: 81%

tense: 39%

reflective: 33%

challenging: 25%

emotional: 14%

adventurous: 11%

funny: 10%

informative: 4%

sad: 2%

hopeful: 1%

inspiring: 1%

Pace

21% of readers chose fast
60% of readers chose medium
17% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

19% of readers chose Plot
56% of readers chose A mix
23% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

34% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
30% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

16% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
42% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

91% of readers chose Yes
2% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

55% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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