The Map of Love by Ahdaf Soueif

The Map of Love

Ahdaf Soueif

529 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
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Booker Prize Finalist Here is an extraordinary cross-cultural love story that unfurls across Egypt, England, and the United States over the course of a century. Isabel Parkman, a divorced American journalist, has fallen in love with a gifted and ...

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Community Reviews

3.75
based on 587 reviews

Moods

emotional: 60%

reflective: 57%

adventurous: 42%

challenging: 39%

informative: 33%

sad: 33%

hopeful: 21%

inspiring: 18%

mysterious: 12%

tense: 12%

lighthearted: 9%

dark: 6%

relaxing: 6%

funny: 3%

Pace

3% of readers chose fast
24% of readers chose medium
72% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

35% of readers chose A mix
64% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

70% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

65% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

92% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

20% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
60% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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