A Spare Life by Lidija Dimkovska

A Spare Life

Lidija Dimkovska with Christina E. Kramer (Translator)

428 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

Zlata and Srebra are 12-year-old twins conjoined at the head. It is 1984 and they live in Skopje, which will one day be the capital of Macedonia but is currently a part of Yugoslavia. A Spare Life tells the story of their childhood, from their onl...

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Community Reviews Summary of 24 reviews

Moods

dark 66%
emotional 66%
reflective 66%
sad 66%
challenging 50%

Pace

slow 83%
medium 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 75% | No: 25%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.51

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