Death Is Hard Work by Khaled Khalifa

Death Is Hard Work

Khaled Khalifa with Leri Price (Translator)

192 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Description

FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR TRANSLATED LITERATUREA dogged, absurd quest through the nightmare of the Syrian civil war Khaled Khalifa's Death Is Hard Work is the new novel from the greatest chronicler of Syria's ongoing and catastrophi...

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Community Reviews Summary of 445 reviews

Moods

dark 72%
sad 53%
challenging 49%
reflective 48%
emotional 46%
tense 41%
informative 19%
adventurous 12%
funny 7%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

slow 56%
medium 33%
fast 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 70% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 12%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 35% | No: 28%

Loveable characters?

No: 51% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 7%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 43% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 1% | No: 1%

Average rating

3.55

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