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200 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 08 October 2010
Description
Young Jawad, born to a traditional Shi'ite family of corpse washers and shrouders in Baghdad, decides to abandon the family tradition, choosing instead to become a sculptor, to celebrate life rather than tend to death. He enters Baghdad’s Academy ...
Community Reviews Summary of 123 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
dark 66%
challenging 50%
reflective 41%
informative 16%
tense 16%
mysterious 8%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 81% | Plot: 18%Strong character development?
Yes: 63% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 18%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | Yes: 20% | No: 10% | N/A: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 54% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Violence, Body horrorModerate
Drug abuse, Child death, Sexual contentMinor
War, Religious bigotry
200 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 08 October 2010
Description
Young Jawad, born to a traditional Shi'ite family of corpse washers and shrouders in Baghdad, decides to abandon the family tradition, choosing instead to become a sculptor, to celebrate life rather than tend to death. He enters Baghdad’s Academy ...
Community Reviews Summary of 123 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
dark 66%
challenging 50%
reflective 41%
informative 16%
tense 16%
mysterious 8%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 81% | Plot: 18%Strong character development?
Yes: 63% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 18%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | Yes: 20% | No: 10% | N/A: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 54% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Violence, Body horrorModerate
Drug abuse, Child death, Sexual contentMinor
War, Religious bigotry