My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird: New Fiction by Afghan Women by Maryam Mahjoba

My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird: New Fiction by Afghan Women

Maryam Mahjoba with Freshta Ghani, Masouma Kawsari, Fatema Haidari, Sharifa Pasun, Elahe Hosseini, Batool Haidari, Atifa Mozaffari, Anahita Gharib Nawaz, Parand, Marie Bamyani, Maliha Naji, Fatima Saadat, Farangis Elyassi, Fatema Khavari, Naeema Ghani, Zainab Akhlaqi, Lyse Doucet (Contributor), Lucy Hannah (Contributor)

288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
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A landmark collection: the first anthology of short fiction by Afghan women that are "powerful, profound, and deeply moving" (Elif Shafak, author of The Island of Missing Trees, a Reese's Book Club pick) "My pen is the wing of a bird; it will tell...

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Community Reviews Summary of 432 reviews

Moods

emotional 85%
sad 65%
reflective 61%
challenging 54%
dark 48%
inspiring 40%
informative 36%
hopeful 31%
tense 27%
funny 5%
adventurous 4%
mysterious 2%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 56%
fast 35%
slow 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 45% | Character: 34% | N/A: 13% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 45% | N/A: 35% | Yes: 11% | No: 6%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 34% | N/A: 14%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 71% | N/A: 14% | No: 7% | It's complicated: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 41% | N/A: 30% | No: 23% | Yes: 4%

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4.24

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