Iraq + 100: The First Anthology of Science Fiction to Have Emerged from Iraq by Zhraa Alhaboby, Hassan Blasim

Iraq + 100: The First Anthology of Science Fiction to Have Emerged from Iraq

Futures Past

Zhraa Alhaboby, Hassan Blasim

224 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction science fiction short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
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Iraq + 100 poses a question to contemporary Iraqi writers: what might your home city look like in the year 2103 – exactly 100 years after the disastrous American and British-led invasion of Iraq? How might that war reach across a century of repair...

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Moods

challenging 72%
dark 63%
reflective 45%
sad 45%
adventurous 36%
emotional 27%
hopeful 27%
tense 27%
informative 18%
inspiring 18%
mysterious 18%
funny 9%

Pace

slow 36%
fast 36%
medium 27%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 37% | N/A: 25% | Plot: 25% | Character: 12%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 33% | No: 33%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 33% | Yes: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 20%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

N/A: 40% | No: 40% | Yes: 20%

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