Iraq + 100: The First Anthology of Science Fiction to Have Emerged from Iraq by Zhraa Alhaboby, Hassan Blasim

Iraq + 100: The First Anthology of Science Fiction to Have Emerged from Iraq

Zhraa Alhaboby, Hassan Blasim

224 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction science fiction short stories emotional reflective medium-paced

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Iraq + 100 poses a question to contemporary Iraqi writers: what might your home city look like in the year 2103 – exactly 100 years after the disastrous American and British-led invasion of Iraq? How might that war reach across a century of repair...

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Moods

dark 71%
challenging 57%
reflective 57%
hopeful 42%
sad 42%
emotional 28%
inspiring 28%
tense 28%
adventurous 14%
mysterious 14%

Pace

medium 42%
slow 28%
fast 28%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Character: 25% | N/A: 25%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 40% | N/A: 40% | No: 20%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 33% | Yes: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 33% | Yes: 33%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

N/A: 66% | Yes: 33%

Average rating

3.41

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