Lyrics Alley by Leila Aboulela

Lyrics Alley

Leila Aboulela

310 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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Winner of the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book Award for Fiction and short-listed for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize (South Asia and Europe), Lyrics Alley is the evocative story of an affluent Sudanese family shaken by the startling shifts...

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Community Reviews

3.76
based on 176 reviews

Moods

emotional: 75%

reflective: 66%

challenging: 33%

hopeful: 33%

sad: 33%

informative: 20%

inspiring: 8%

tense: 8%

lighthearted: 4%


Pace

8% of readers chose fast
54% of readers chose medium
37% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

12% of readers chose Plot
18% of readers chose A mix
68% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

72% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Loveable characters?

27% of readers chose Yes
66% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

94% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

72% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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