Beer in the Snooker Club by Waguih Ghali

Beer in the Snooker Club

Waguih Ghali

220 pages first pub 1964 (editions)

fiction classics literary reflective slow-paced
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Set amidst the turbulence of 1950s Cairo, Beer in the Snooker Club is the story of Ram Bey, an over-educated, under-ambitious young Egyptian struggling to find out where he fits in. Ram's favorite haunt is the fashionable Cairo Snooker Club, whose...

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Community Reviews

3.9
based on 289 reviews

Moods

reflective: 75%

funny: 62%

emotional: 37%

informative: 30%

dark: 25%

challenging: 22%

sad: 22%

adventurous: 12%

inspiring: 10%

lighthearted: 10%

tense: 10%

hopeful: 5%

mysterious: 2%


Pace

30% of readers chose fast
41% of readers chose medium
27% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

20% of readers chose A mix
74% of readers chose Character
5% of readers chose N/A
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

39% of readers chose Yes
39% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

30% of readers chose Yes
39% of readers chose Complicated
30% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

84% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

90% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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