The Dying Day by Vaseem Khan

336 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction crime historical adventurous mysterious slow-paced

Description

A priceless manuscript. A missing scholar. A trail of riddles.Bombay, 1950For over a century, one of the world's great treasures, a six-hundred-year-old copy of Dante's The Divine Comedy, has been safely housed at Bombay's Asiatic Society. But whe...

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Community Reviews Summary of 85 reviews

Moods

mysterious 86%
adventurous 75%
informative 41%
tense 37%
dark 34%
challenging 31%
funny 20%
hopeful 13%
lighthearted 13%
reflective 13%
inspiring 10%
relaxing 6%
emotional 3%
sad 3%

Pace

medium 53%
fast 37%
slow 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 66% | Plot: 33%

Strong character development?

Yes: 68% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 4%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 13%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 10%

Average rating

3.86

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