Maidenhair by Mikhail Shishkin

Maidenhair

Mikhail Shishkin with Marian Schwartz (Translator)

506 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction contemporary challenging reflective slow-paced
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Day after day the Russian asylum-seekers sit across from the interpreter and Peter—the Swiss officers who guard the gates to paradise—and tell of the atrocities they’ve suffered, or that they’ve invented, or heard from someone else. These stories ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 32 reviews

Moods

challenging 100%
dark 50%
emotional 50%
inspiring 50%
reflective 50%

Pace

slow 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

4.19

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