Broken Verses by Kamila Shamsie

Broken Verses

Kamila Shamsie

356 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

A Pakistani woman finds a new clue to her mother’s long-ago disappearance in this “thoroughly captivating”novel by the award-winning author of Home Fire (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). Fourteen years ago, famous Pakistani activist Samina Akram ...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 153 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
emotional 80%
mysterious 60%
challenging 40%
dark 40%
sad 40%
adventurous 20%
hopeful 20%

Pace

medium 60%
slow 40%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 60% | A mix: 40%

Strong character development?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 20%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 80% | No: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 80% | No: 20%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

Average rating

3.69

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!

If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.