The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali

The Stationery Shop

Marjan Kamali

320 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical literary romance emotional medium-paced
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1953, Tehran. In a small shop in a country on the brink of unrest, two people meet for the very first time. Roya loves nothing better than to while away the hours in the stationery shop run by Mr Fakhri. The store, stocked with fountain pens, s...

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Community Reviews

4.23
based on 13,749 reviews

Moods

emotional: 93%

sad: 72%

reflective: 52%

hopeful: 29%

inspiring: 19%

informative: 15%

tense: 14%

challenging: 13%

adventurous: 9%

dark: 9%

mysterious: 6%

lighthearted: 2%

funny: 1%

relaxing: 1%


Pace

15% of readers chose fast
72% of readers chose medium
11% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

11% of readers chose Plot
46% of readers chose A mix
41% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

71% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
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Loveable characters?

82% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

86% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

33% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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