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Addiction, Alcoholism, Gun violenceCommunity Reviews
Summary of 2007 reviews
Moods
tense 83%
dark 77%
sad 72%
challenging 38%
reflective 27%
adventurous 5%
mysterious 5%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 18%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 52% | No: 47%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 94% | No: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 5%Average rating
365 pages | first published 1999
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ISBN/UID: 9780375727344
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Contemporaries
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A recent immigrant from the Middle East--a former colonel in the Iranian Air Force--yearns to restore his family's dignity in California. A recovering alcoholic and addict down on her luck struggles to hold onto the one thing she has left?her home...Book Information
365 pages | first published 1999
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ISBN/UID: 9780375727344
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Contemporaries
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A recent immigrant from the Middle East--a former colonel in the Iranian Air Force--yearns to restore his family's dignity in California. A recovering alcoholic and addict down on her luck struggles to hold onto the one thing she has left?her home...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Addiction, Alcoholism, Gun violenceCommunity Reviews
Summary of 2007 reviews
Moods
tense 83%
dark 77%
sad 72%
challenging 38%
reflective 27%
adventurous 5%
mysterious 5%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 18%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 52% | No: 47%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 94% | No: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 5%Average rating