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78 reviews

موسم الهجرة إلى الشمال by الطيب صالح

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challenging medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.25

أبابيل by أحمد آل حمدان

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 35%.
The book progress is so weird, lot’s of unnecessary time skips in the beginning. The writing is poor, and the book itself is full of grammatical mistakes. 
All for Love by John Dryden

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funny slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This is ridiculous 
Antigone by Sophocles

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dark emotional sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe, John O'Connor

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challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.5

شبيك لبيك by دينا محمد يحيى

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emotional funny sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Definitely would reread and buy the other books. I teared up reading up the last two pages. This is such a fast and emotional read. I loved it soso much.
Oedipus the King by Sophocles

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emotional sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

حظك اليوم by أحمد خالد توفيق

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

Uriah by Toffuo

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25