Homesick by Eshkol Nevo

Homesick

Eshkol Nevo with Sondra Silverston (Translator)

374 pages first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Description

This remarkable, kaleidoscopic novel tells the fragmented stories of a group of women and men brought together by chance in a small neighborhood in the hills of Israel. It is 1995, and Amir, a young man studying psychology in Jerusalem, and his gi...

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Community Reviews Summary of 76 reviews

Moods

emotional 100%
reflective 100%
sad 60%
challenging 20%
hopeful 20%
relaxing 20%
tense 20%

Pace

slow 83%
medium 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 83% | Yes: 16%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%

Average rating

4.02

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