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356 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316183307
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Publication date: 04 September 2012
Description
From the author of Homeland Elegies and Pulitzer Prize winner Disgraced, a stirring and explosive novel about an American Muslim family in Wisconsin struggling with faith and belonging in the pre-9/11 world. Hayat Shah is a young American in love ...
Community Reviews Summary of 142 reviews
Moods
emotional 83%
informative 50%
sad 50%
challenging 16%
dark 16%
hopeful 16%
inspiring 16%
tense 16%
Pace
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 50%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 75% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Misogyny, AntisemitismModerate
Islamophobia, Alcoholism, CancerMinor
Infidelity, Domestic abuse356 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316183307
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Publication date: 04 September 2012
Description
From the author of Homeland Elegies and Pulitzer Prize winner Disgraced, a stirring and explosive novel about an American Muslim family in Wisconsin struggling with faith and belonging in the pre-9/11 world. Hayat Shah is a young American in love ...
Community Reviews Summary of 142 reviews
Moods
emotional 83%
informative 50%
sad 50%
challenging 16%
dark 16%
hopeful 16%
inspiring 16%
tense 16%
Pace
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 50%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 75% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Misogyny, AntisemitismModerate
Islamophobia, Alcoholism, CancerMinor
Infidelity, Domestic abuse