Eight Months On Ghazzah Street by Hilary Mantel

Eight Months On Ghazzah Street

Hilary Mantel

298 pages first pub 1988 (editions)

fiction contemporary mystery mysterious reflective slow-paced
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Frances Shore is a cartographer by trade, a maker of maps, but when her husband's work takes her to Saudi Arabia she finds herself unable to map the Kingdom's areas of internal darkness. The regime is corrupt and harsh, the expatriates are hard-dr...

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Community Reviews

3.57
based on 279 reviews

Moods

tense: 76%

mysterious: 71%

dark: 66%

challenging: 52%

informative: 38%

emotional: 23%

sad: 23%

reflective: 19%

adventurous: 9%

funny: 4%

inspiring: 4%


Pace

4% of readers chose fast
47% of readers chose medium
47% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
38% of readers chose A mix
55% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

27% of readers chose Yes
38% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

5% of readers chose Yes
44% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

76% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

26% of readers chose Yes
53% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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