244 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780670916399
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Viking
Publication date: Not specified
Description
On a white-hot day in Tripoli, Libya, in the summer of 1979, nine-year-old Suleiman is shopping in the market square with his mother. His father is away on business - except that he is sure he has just seen his father, standing across the street i...
Community Reviews Summary of 380 reviews
Moods
emotional 59%
reflective 51%
sad 51%
tense 51%
challenging 40%
informative 22%
hopeful 11%
inspiring 11%
adventurous 3%
mysterious 3%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 45% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 59% | Yes: 27% | No: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | No: 38% | It's complicated: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Torture, ViolenceModerate
Alcoholism, Addiction, MisogynyMinor
Police brutality, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail244 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780670916399
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Viking
Publication date: Not specified
Description
On a white-hot day in Tripoli, Libya, in the summer of 1979, nine-year-old Suleiman is shopping in the market square with his mother. His father is away on business - except that he is sure he has just seen his father, standing across the street i...
Community Reviews Summary of 380 reviews
Moods
emotional 59%
reflective 51%
sad 51%
tense 51%
challenging 40%
informative 22%
hopeful 11%
inspiring 11%
adventurous 3%
mysterious 3%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 45% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 59% | Yes: 27% | No: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | No: 38% | It's complicated: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Torture, ViolenceModerate
Alcoholism, Addiction, MisogynyMinor
Police brutality, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail