320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781529097856
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publication date: 06 July 2023
Description
A darkly comic, boundary-pushing debut following an adrift Pakistani translator in London who attends a mysterious language school which boasts complete fluency in just ten days, but at a secret, sinister cost.Anisa Ellahi dreams of being a transl...
Community Reviews Summary of 406 reviews
Moods
mysterious 84%
tense 45%
reflective 27%
challenging 24%
funny 13%
adventurous 12%
emotional 12%
informative 3%
sad 3%
hopeful 1%
Pace
fast 24%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 58% | Plot: 21% | Character: 18%Strong character development?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 23% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 36% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cannibalism, Death, Sexual assaultModerate
Racism, Classism, MisogynyMinor
Racial slurs320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781529097856
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publication date: 06 July 2023
Description
A darkly comic, boundary-pushing debut following an adrift Pakistani translator in London who attends a mysterious language school which boasts complete fluency in just ten days, but at a secret, sinister cost.Anisa Ellahi dreams of being a transl...
Community Reviews Summary of 406 reviews
Moods
mysterious 84%
tense 45%
reflective 27%
challenging 24%
funny 13%
adventurous 12%
emotional 12%
informative 3%
sad 3%
hopeful 1%
Pace
fast 24%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 58% | Plot: 21% | Character: 18%Strong character development?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 23% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 36% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cannibalism, Death, Sexual assaultModerate
Racism, Classism, MisogynyMinor
Racial slurs