A Woman Is No Man
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A Woman Is No Man

by Etaf Rum

2019•Drama•352 pages

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalfamilyfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeanceempowerment/personal growthcomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeExpect a moving, realistic novel, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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3.3 / 5

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About This Book

This debut novel by an Arab-American voice,takes us inside the lives of conservative Arab women living in America. In Brooklyn, eighteen-year-old Deya is starting to meet with suitors. Though she doesn’t want to get married, her grandparents give her no choice. History is repeating itself: Deya’s mother, Isra, also had no choice when she left Palestine as a teenager to marry Adam.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaHistoricalFamilyInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceEmpowerment/personal growthComplex relationship

Subjects

Historical FictionContemporaryFeminismAdult FictionLiterary FictionAdultHistoricalPalestinian Americans

Details

Author
Etaf Rum
Published
2019
Pages
352
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