Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih

Season of Migration to the North

Tayeb Salih

153 pages • first pub 1966 (editions) user-added

fiction classics historical dark reflective slow-paced
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A brilliant Sudanese student takes his mix of anger and obsession with the West to London, where he has affairs with women who are similarly obsessed with the mysterious East. Life, ecstasy and death share the same moment in time.--Cover.

Community Reviews

3.75
based on 3,049 reviews

Moods

dark: 74%

reflective: 70%

challenging: 42%

mysterious: 42%

emotional: 32%

tense: 28%

sad: 27%

adventurous: 10%

informative: 9%

inspiring: 3%

funny: 1%

hopeful: 1%

Pace

16% of readers chose fast
47% of readers chose medium
36% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose Plot
24% of readers chose A mix
71% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

28% of readers chose Yes
45% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

6% of readers chose Yes
38% of readers chose Complicated
53% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

69% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

80% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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