The Wrong End of the Telescope by Rabih Alameddine

The Wrong End of the Telescope

Rabih Alameddine

384 pages • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary

Description

WINNER OF THE 2022 PEN/FAULKNER AWARD FOR FICTION By National Book Award and the National Book Critics' Circle Award finalist for An Unnecessary Woman, Rabih Alameddine, comes a transporting new novel about an Arab American trans woman's journey a...

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Community Reviews Summary of 252 reviews

Moods

reflective 85%
emotional 82%
challenging 46%
sad 41%
informative 29%
funny 22%
inspiring 21%
hopeful 19%
dark 13%
tense 8%
adventurous 5%
relaxing 2%
mysterious 1%

Pace

medium 55%
slow 32%
fast 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | A mix: 27% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 10% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 4% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 49% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

4.17

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