The Singularity by Balsam Karam

The Singularity

Balsam Karam

200 pages • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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A breathtaking study of grief, migration, and motherhood from one of Sweden’s most exciting new novelists.In an unnamed coastal city filled with refugees, the mother of a displaced family calls out her daughter’s name as she wanders the cliffside ...

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Community Reviews

3.9
based on 179 reviews

Moods

emotional: 79%

sad: 77%

reflective: 74%

challenging: 59%

dark: 37%

tense: 18%

mysterious: 11%

adventurous: 5%

hopeful: 5%

informative: 5%

inspiring: 1%

Pace

22% of readers chose fast
46% of readers chose medium
32% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

13% of readers chose A mix
78% of readers chose Character
8% of readers chose N/A
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

21% of readers chose Yes
53% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

70% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
9% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

77% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

10% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
70% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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