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missing duration info • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781978619449
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Audible Studios on Brilliance
Publication date: 05 March 2019
Description
In 2003, Osama al-Kharrat returns to Beirut after many years in America to stand vigil at his father's deathbed. As the family gathers, stories begin to unfold: Osama's grandfather was a hakawati, or storyteller, and his bewitching tales are inter...
Community Reviews Summary of 156 reviews
Moods
reflective 62%
emotional 48%
mysterious 48%
funny 37%
challenging 31%
inspiring 27%
hopeful 24%
dark 20%
sad 17%
informative 10%
lighthearted 10%
relaxing 10%
tense 3%
Pace
medium 41%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 71% | Character: 23% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 15%Loveable characters?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 84% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, War, ViolenceModerate
Slavery
missing duration info • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781978619449
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Audible Studios on Brilliance
Publication date: 05 March 2019
Description
In 2003, Osama al-Kharrat returns to Beirut after many years in America to stand vigil at his father's deathbed. As the family gathers, stories begin to unfold: Osama's grandfather was a hakawati, or storyteller, and his bewitching tales are inter...
Community Reviews Summary of 156 reviews
Moods
reflective 62%
emotional 48%
mysterious 48%
funny 37%
challenging 31%
inspiring 27%
hopeful 24%
dark 20%
sad 17%
informative 10%
lighthearted 10%
relaxing 10%
tense 3%
Pace
medium 41%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 71% | Character: 23% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 15%Loveable characters?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 84% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, War, ViolenceModerate
Slavery