The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar

The Thirty Names of Night

Zeyn Joukhadar

291 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
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Five years after a suspicious fire killed his ornithologist mother, a closeted Syrian American trans boy sheds his birth name and searches for a new one. He has been unable to paint since his mother's ghost has begun to visit him each evening. As ...

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Moods

emotional 91%
reflective 72%
hopeful 45%
sad 36%
challenging 30%
inspiring 29%
mysterious 29%
dark 10%
informative 10%
adventurous 9%
tense 8%
funny 1%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 46%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 64% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 97%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 37% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 30% | N/A: 1%

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4.2

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