Watched by Marina Budhos

Watched

Marina Budhos

272 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

Marina Budhos’s extraordinary and timely novel examines what it’s like to grow up under surveillance, something many Americans experience and most Muslim Americans know.  Naeem is far from the “model teen.” Moving fast in his immigrant neighborhoo...

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Community Reviews Summary of 85 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
emotional 66%
hopeful 33%
mysterious 33%
tense 33%

Pace

medium 66%
slow 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Loveable characters?

No: 66% | Yes: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.34

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