Silence Is My Mother Tongue by Sulaiman Addonia

Silence Is My Mother Tongue

Sulaiman Addonia

7 hours, 5 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional hopeful inspiring slow-paced
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Description

On a hill overlooking a refugee camp in Sudan, a young man strings up bedsheets that, in an act of imaginative resilience, will serve as a screen in his silent cinema. From the cinema he can see all the comings and goings in the camp, especially t...

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Community Reviews Summary of 188 reviews

Moods

reflective 66%
challenging 62%
emotional 62%
dark 56%
sad 44%
inspiring 24%
hopeful 22%
informative 18%
tense 18%
mysterious 6%
funny 4%
adventurous 2%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 34%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 70% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 8%

Strong character development?

Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 10% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 2% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 51% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 6%

Average rating

3.83

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