Two Blankets, Three Sheets by Rodaan Al Galidi

Two Blankets, Three Sheets

Rodaan Al Galidi with Jonathan Reeder (Translator)

400 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary reflective slow-paced
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A humorous account of a nine-year waitAmsterdam Airport, 1998. Samir Karim steps off a plane from Vietnam, flushes his fake passport down the toilet, and requests asylum. Fleeing Iraq to avoid conscription into Saddam Hussein’s army, he has spent ...

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Community Reviews

3.97
based on 154 reviews

Moods

informative: 78%

sad: 71%

reflective: 64%

emotional: 42%

funny: 35%

dark: 28%

adventurous: 21%

challenging: 21%

tense: 14%

hopeful: 7%

inspiring: 7%

lighthearted: 7%

Pace

16% of readers chose fast
50% of readers chose medium
33% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

22% of readers chose A mix
77% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

55% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

77% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Diverse cast of characters?

77% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

42% of readers chose Complicated
57% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

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