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416 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374601928
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 19 July 2023
Description
From National Book Award finalist Khaled Khalifa, the story of two close friends whose lives are irrevocably changed when they survive a 1907 flood that devastates their village near Aleppo.On a terrible December morning in 1907, two close friends...
Community Reviews Summary of 26 reviews
Moods
sad 91%
dark 75%
challenging 50%
reflective 50%
informative 25%
tense 25%
hopeful 8%
mysterious 8%
Pace
medium 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 60% | A mix: 40%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 40% | N/A: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 20% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Religious bigotry, GenocideModerate
Infidelity, Murder, SuicideMinor
Kidnapping, Child death, Colonisation
416 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374601928
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 19 July 2023
Description
From National Book Award finalist Khaled Khalifa, the story of two close friends whose lives are irrevocably changed when they survive a 1907 flood that devastates their village near Aleppo.On a terrible December morning in 1907, two close friends...
Community Reviews Summary of 26 reviews
Moods
sad 91%
dark 75%
challenging 50%
reflective 50%
informative 25%
tense 25%
hopeful 8%
mysterious 8%
Pace
medium 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 60% | A mix: 40%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 40% | N/A: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 20% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Religious bigotry, GenocideModerate
Infidelity, Murder, SuicideMinor
Kidnapping, Child death, Colonisation