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Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie

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pnewb's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

kjtheo's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

maryvdb2024's review against another edition

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5.0

Remarkable and timely book dealing with absentee fathers, con-men, jihadists, politics and religion clearly demonstrating how laws made out of fear of terrorism have unforeseen tragic consequences destroying families and individuals in the process. As Peter Carey said "Recommended reading for prime ministers and presidents everywhere". Beautifully written. I couldn't put it down.

aimeedobson01's review against another edition

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emotional tense medium-paced

4.25

zubiashakeel's review against another edition

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challenging tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Gripping. But that doesn't excuse the kind of characters it chose to portray and the kind of image it chose to perpetuate

flyingfox02's review against another edition

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Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.0

I almost DNFed it early on. I didn't care for any of the characters, found some of their choices very questionable. Something about the writing also didn't click for me.