Wild Thorns by Sahar Khalifeh

Wild Thorns

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

224 pages • first pub 1976 (view 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

3.88
based on 287 reviews

Moods

sad: 67%

dark: 66%

emotional: 66%

tense: 58%

reflective: 48%

challenging: 47%

informative: 22%

inspiring: 13%

adventurous: 4%

hopeful: 4%

funny: 1%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

17% of readers chose fast
65% of readers chose medium
17% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

6% of readers chose Plot
42% of readers chose A mix
50% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

31% of readers chose Yes
58% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

22% of readers chose Yes
71% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

78% of readers chose Yes
1% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

55% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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