The Year of the Runaways by Sunjeev Sahota

The Year of the Runaways

Sunjeev Sahota

468 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

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From one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists and Man Booker Prize nominee Sunjeev Sahota—a sweeping, urgent contemporary epic, set against a vast geographical and historical canvas, astonishing for its richness and texture and scope, and f...

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Community Reviews Summary of 563 reviews

Moods

sad 71%
challenging 60%
emotional 57%
reflective 57%
dark 50%
tense 35%
informative 21%
hopeful 14%
adventurous 7%
inspiring 7%

Pace

medium 69%
slow 19%
fast 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 47% | Character: 42% | Plot: 9%

Strong character development?

Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 13% | N/A: 4%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 63% | Yes: 31% | No: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 17%

Average rating

3.79

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