When We Were Sisters by Fatimah Asghar

When We Were Sisters

Fatimah Asghar

336 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

Told in vignettes, Asghar expertly and delicately moves through the young lives of three orphaned sisters, revealing their inner worlds of love and pain in tender detail and interlaced with poetic interludes that serve as moments of remembrance an...

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Community Reviews Summary of 294 reviews

Moods

emotional 93%
sad 70%
reflective 69%
dark 45%
challenging 30%
hopeful 14%
tense 13%
inspiring 5%
adventurous 1%
funny 1%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 48%
fast 37%
slow 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 75% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 5%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 4%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 19%

Average rating

4.19

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