By the Sea by Abdulrazak Gurnah

By the Sea

Abdulrazak Gurnah

fiction literary emotional reflective slow-paced

245 pages | first published 2001

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On a late November afternoon Saleh Omar arrives at Gatwick Airport from Zanzibar, a far away island in the Indian Ocean. With him he has a small bag in which there lies his most precious possession - a mahogany box containing incense. He used to o...
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Summary of 93 reviews

Moods

reflective 70%
emotional 58%
informative 35%
sad 35%
challenging 23%
mysterious 23%
adventurous 17%
tense 17%
dark 11%
funny 5%
hopeful 5%

Pace

slow 62%
medium 31%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 64% | A mix: 35%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 63% | No: 18% | Yes: 18%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 18%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 66% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 16%

Average rating

3.54

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