The President's Gardens by Muhsin Al-Ramli, Luke Leafgren

The President's Gardens

Muhsin Al-Ramli, Luke Leafgren

fiction historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced

384 pages | first published 2012

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The President's Gardens is an epic novel about Saddam Hussein's Iraq, following the lives of three friends from the beginning of the Iran-Iraq War to the aftermath of the American invasion.Abdullah loses twenty years to Iranian captivity before re...
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Summary of 39 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
challenging 57%
sad 57%
emotional 42%
reflective 42%
tense 42%
informative 14%

Pace

slow 83%
medium 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 33% | Character: 33% | Plot: 33%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 80% | N/A: 20%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%

Average rating

4.23

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