448 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241417904
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Viking
Publication date: 12 March 2020
Description
Aria is a girl who doesn't belong, left as a foundling in an alleyway in a poor district of Tehran on a winter's night in the early 1950s. She is found by a young man working for the army and, over the next twenty-five years, through her childhood...
Community Reviews Summary of 361 reviews
Moods
sad 63%
reflective 49%
challenging 45%
dark 40%
informative 32%
tense 27%
adventurous 14%
mysterious 9%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 5%
Pace
medium 45%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 44% | Character: 40% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 17%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 23% | No: 19%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 78% | No: 13% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 21%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Child death, DeathModerate
Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Death of parentMinor
Rape, Murder
448 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241417904
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Viking
Publication date: 12 March 2020
Description
Aria is a girl who doesn't belong, left as a foundling in an alleyway in a poor district of Tehran on a winter's night in the early 1950s. She is found by a young man working for the army and, over the next twenty-five years, through her childhood...
Community Reviews Summary of 361 reviews
Moods
sad 63%
reflective 49%
challenging 45%
dark 40%
informative 32%
tense 27%
adventurous 14%
mysterious 9%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 5%
Pace
medium 45%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 44% | Character: 40% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 17%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 23% | No: 19%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 78% | No: 13% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 21%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Child death, DeathModerate
Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Death of parentMinor
Rape, Murder