A Sister to Scheherazade by Assia Djebar, Dorothy S. Blair

A Sister to Scheherazade

Assia Djebar, Dorothy S. Blair

176 pages first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced
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Isma and Hajila are both wives of the same man, but they are not rivals.Isma - older, vibrant, passionate, emancipated - is in stark contrast to the passive, cloistered Hajila. In alternating chapters, Isma tells her own story in the first person,...

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Community Reviews

3.36
based on 43 reviews

Moods

challenging: 66%

reflective: 66%

dark: 33%

emotional: 33%

informative: 33%

mysterious: 33%

sad: 33%


Pace

100% of readers chose slow
slow

Plot or character driven?

100% of readers chose Character
Character

Strong character development?

50% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Loveable characters?

50% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Diverse cast of characters?

50% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus?

50% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

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