A Spare Life by Lidija Dimkovska

A Spare Life

Lidija Dimkovska with Christina E. Kramer (Translator)

428 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective slow-paced
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Zlata and Srebra are 12-year-old twins conjoined at the head. It is 1984 and they live in Skopje, which will one day be the capital of Macedonia but is currently a part of Yugoslavia. A Spare Life tells the story of their childhood, from their onl...

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Community Reviews Summary of 35 reviews

Moods

emotional 88%
reflective 66%
dark 55%
challenging 44%
sad 44%
informative 22%

Pace

slow 77%
medium 22%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 16%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 33% | Yes: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 60% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 20%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 80% | No: 20%

Average rating

3.67

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