A Thousand Rooms of Dream and Fear by Atiq Rahimi

A Thousand Rooms of Dream and Fear

Atiq Rahimi

208 pages first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction historical challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

Farhad is a typical student, interested in wine, women and poetry, and negligent of the religious conservatism of his grandfather. But one night changes all that. It is 1979 and Afghanistan is in the early days of the pro-Soviet coup. Farhad goes ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 8 reviews

Moods

challenging 50%
emotional 50%
reflective 50%
adventurous 25%
informative 25%
mysterious 25%
sad 25%
tense 25%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 50% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 25%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 25%

Loveable characters?

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

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.53

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