The Beauty of Your Face by Sahar Mustafah

The Beauty of Your Face

Sahar Mustafah

312 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

The Beauty of Your Face tells a uniquely American story in powerful, evocative prose. Afaf Rahman, the daughter of Palestinian immigrants, is the principal of a Muslim school in the Chicago suburbs. One morning, a shooter--radicalized by the onlin...

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Moods

emotional 90%
reflective 64%
sad 59%
challenging 46%
dark 38%
tense 38%
inspiring 26%
hopeful 24%
informative 20%
adventurous 2%
mysterious 2%

Pace

medium 68%
slow 17%
fast 13%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 51% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 7%

Strong character development?

Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 34%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 84% | No: 7% | It's complicated: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 13%

Average rating

4.17

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