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196 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
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This blistering debut by "perhaps the best writer of Arabic fiction alive” (The Guardian)is the first major literary work about the Iraq War from an Iraqi perspective. Showing us the war as we have never seen it before, here is a world not only of...
Community Reviews Summary of 214 reviews
Moods
challenging 71%
sad 57%
emotional 42%
mysterious 28%
tense 28%
reflective 21%
funny 7%
informative 7%
Pace
fast 23%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 50%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 37% | N/A: 12%Loveable characters?
No: 62% | It's complicated: 37%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 42% | No: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 28%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Gun violence, WarModerate
Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Rape
196 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
This blistering debut by "perhaps the best writer of Arabic fiction alive” (The Guardian)is the first major literary work about the Iraq War from an Iraqi perspective. Showing us the war as we have never seen it before, here is a world not only of...
Community Reviews Summary of 214 reviews
Moods
challenging 71%
sad 57%
emotional 42%
mysterious 28%
tense 28%
reflective 21%
funny 7%
informative 7%
Pace
fast 23%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 50%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 37% | N/A: 12%Loveable characters?
No: 62% | It's complicated: 37%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 42% | No: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 28%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Gun violence, WarModerate
Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Rape