What We Owe by Golnaz Hashemzadeh Bonde

What We Owe

Golnaz Hashemzadeh Bonde with Elizabeth Jane Clark Wessel (Translator)

208 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective fast-paced

Description

Winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize "This novel, barely 200 pages long, is impossible to pin down or categorize. It's about mothers and daughters, nation and exile, and the way forward with hope and pain. It is a masterpiece."--Tayari Jones,...

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Community Reviews Summary of 202 reviews

Moods

sad 95%
emotional 86%
reflective 60%
dark 56%
challenging 34%
tense 26%
informative 17%
funny 4%
hopeful 4%

Pace

medium 54%
fast 45%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 68% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 31%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 55% | No: 27% | Yes: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 68% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 94% | N/A: 5%

Average rating

4.12

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