245 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780747557852
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publication date: 08 July 2002
Description
On a late November afternoon Saleh Omar arrives at Gatwick Airport from Zanzibar, a far away island in the Indian Ocean. With him he has a small bag in which there lies his most precious possession - a mahogany box containing incense. He used to o...
Community Reviews Summary of 109 reviews
Moods
emotional 56%
sad 43%
informative 34%
challenging 21%
dark 17%
mysterious 17%
tense 17%
adventurous 13%
funny 4%
hopeful 4%
Pace
medium 40%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 33% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 33% | No: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 62% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 18%Average rating
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245 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780747557852
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publication date: 08 July 2002
Description
On a late November afternoon Saleh Omar arrives at Gatwick Airport from Zanzibar, a far away island in the Indian Ocean. With him he has a small bag in which there lies his most precious possession - a mahogany box containing incense. He used to o...
Community Reviews Summary of 109 reviews
Moods
emotional 56%
sad 43%
informative 34%
challenging 21%
dark 17%
mysterious 17%
tense 17%
adventurous 13%
funny 4%
hopeful 4%
Pace
medium 40%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 33% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 33% | No: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 62% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 18%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.