The Skin and Its Girl by Sarah Cypher

The Skin and Its Girl

Sarah Cypher with Victoria Nassif (Narrator), Haneen Arafat Murphy (Narrator)

12 hours, 50 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

A young, queer Palestinian American woman pieces together her great-aunt’s secrets in this “enchanting, memorable” (Bustle) debut, confronting questions of sexual identity, exile, and lineage.In a Pacific Northwest hospital far from the Rummani fa...

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Community Reviews Summary of 69 reviews

Moods

emotional 91%
reflective 83%
challenging 41%
hopeful 33%
sad 25%
dark 16%
funny 16%
informative 16%
mysterious 16%
adventurous 8%
inspiring 4%
relaxing 4%

Pace

slow 71%
medium 28%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 76% | A mix: 19% | N/A: 3%

Strong character development?

Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 13% | No: 13%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 8% | N/A: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 88% | N/A: 7% | No: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 56% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 4%

Average rating

3.8

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