Wild Thorns by Sahar Khalifeh

Wild Thorns

Sahar Khalifeh with Elizabeth Fernea (Translator), Trevor Legassick (Translator)

224 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)

fiction historical dark sad tense medium-paced
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 A young Palestinian named Usama returns to his homeland after several years working in the Gulf. Now an operative in the resistance movement, his mission is to blow up buses transporting Palestinian workers into Israel.  But Palestine and its peo...

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Community Reviews Summary of 166 reviews

Moods

dark 73%
emotional 71%
sad 66%
tense 55%
challenging 46%
reflective 42%
inspiring 17%
informative 15%
hopeful 4%
adventurous 2%
lighthearted 2%

Pace

medium 73%
slow 14%
fast 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 51% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 11%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 33% | No: 10%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 23% | No: 6% | N/A: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 83% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 10%

Average rating

3.82

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