Love and Obstacles: Stories by Aleksandar Hemon

Love and Obstacles: Stories

Aleksandar Hemon

210 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction contemporary short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
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Description

Set in the darkest heart of Africa, in the backwaters of Slovenia, in the melting pot of Chicago, this brilliant collection of stories is coloured throughout by the 1992 Bosnian war.All but one of them features Bogdan, first met as a surly teenage...

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Community Reviews

3.63
based on 148 reviews

Moods

reflective: 80%

challenging: 60%

dark: 60%

emotional: 60%

funny: 60%

adventurous: 20%

sad: 20%


Pace

100% of readers chose medium
medium

Plot or character driven?

100% of readers chose Character
Character

Strong character development?

40% of readers chose Yes
60% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Loveable characters?

40% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

60% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose No
20% of readers chose N/A
Yes
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

80% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose No
Yes
No

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