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prologues_epilogues's Reviews (149)

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

So much of this resonates so deeply. Beautiful reflections on the way that faith and sexuality intersect. Some say that some of the discussion of the prophets was blasphemous, so maybe avoid this if you aren't open to other interpretations of Quranic texts.
dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
challenging informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

Some good reflections on the topic of Capital Punishment, but the author tended to sway between what felt like sharing his own opinions, and trying not to at the same time. The arguments found in this book are very basic if you've made any attempts to research the arguments for and against Capital Punishment before, but the insight from someone so involved in the system made up for that. The authors reflections from his own point of view makes it easier to understand why either sides position on the issue might be what it is.
reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

what a remarkable waste of time. just because a piece of writing is skilled or introspective and old enough to be considered a classic does not mean that its ideas are, or have ever been, of quality. the literature itself even when you discard the substandard ideas lack in anything that make it worthwhile to read. there are some enjoyable lines sprinkled throughout, which is the only reason I'd give this even a ΒΌ star rating, but they are few and far between.
emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

While this book did have some meaningful insights dispersed throughout, it felt very droning and repetitive. The attempts at explaining a complicated relationship between a mother and child will always come down to the individual in the end, but here the large excerpts of podcasts and constant over explaining of small behaviours made it seem a bit dulled down from the nuances in the reality of a relationship like this.