Koolaids: The Art of War by Rabih Alameddine

Koolaids: The Art of War

Rabih Alameddine

256 pages first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

Detailing the impact of the AIDS epidemic and the Lebanese civil war in Beirut on a circle of friends and family, Koolaids tells the stories of characters who can no longer love or think except in fragments of time, each of which goes off along it...

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Community Reviews Summary of 95 reviews

Moods

challenging 91%
emotional 91%
reflective 83%
sad 83%
informative 50%
dark 41%
tense 41%
funny 33%
adventurous 8%
inspiring 8%
mysterious 8%

Pace

medium 72%
slow 18%
fast 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Character: 50%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 58% | Yes: 33% | N/A: 8%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 36%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

Average rating

4.15

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