Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits
by Laila Lalami
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentary
Boxlist takeA realistic novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.3 / 5
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About This Book
For reasons as different as the lives they are leaving behind, four Muslims illegally cross the Strait of Gibraltar in an inflatable boat headed for Spain. What has driven these men and women to risk their lives? And will the rewards prove to be worth the danger? Sensit
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- Author
- Laila Lalami
- Published
- 2005
- Pages
- 192
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- Open Library
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