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192 pages • first pub 2016 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus, Giroux
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A dogged, absurd quest through the nightmare of the Syrian civil warKhaled Khalifa's Death Is Hard Work is the new novel from the greatest chronicler of Syria's ongoing and catastrophic civil war: a tale of three ordinary people facing down the st...
Community Reviews Summary of 557 reviews
Moods
sad 58%
reflective 51%
challenging 48%
emotional 48%
tense 36%
informative 21%
adventurous 11%
funny 6%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 67% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 27%Loveable characters?
No: 47% | It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 47% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Death, Death of parentModerate
Suicide, Rape, ViolenceMinor
Misogyny, Sexual assault, Gun violence192 pages • first pub 2016 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus, Giroux
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A dogged, absurd quest through the nightmare of the Syrian civil warKhaled Khalifa's Death Is Hard Work is the new novel from the greatest chronicler of Syria's ongoing and catastrophic civil war: a tale of three ordinary people facing down the st...
Community Reviews Summary of 557 reviews
Moods
sad 58%
reflective 51%
challenging 48%
emotional 48%
tense 36%
informative 21%
adventurous 11%
funny 6%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 67% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 27%Loveable characters?
No: 47% | It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 47% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Death, Death of parentModerate
Suicide, Rape, ViolenceMinor
Misogyny, Sexual assault, Gun violence