About the Night by Anat Talshir

About the Night

Anat Talshir with Evan Fallenberg (Translator)

397 pages first pub 2014 (view editions)

fiction romance emotional reflective slow-paced
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This book is ideal for readers who appreciate deeply emotional, slow-burning stories that explore the enduring impact of love and conflict across cultural divides.

Description

On a hot summer day in 1947, on a grandstand overlooking Jerusalem, Elias and Lila fall deeply, irrevocably in love.Tragically, they come from two different worlds. Elias is a Christian Arab living on the eastern side of the newly divided city, an...

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Community Reviews

3.39
based on 318 reviews

Moods

reflective: 86%

emotional: 60%

sad: 46%

challenging: 26%

hopeful: 26%

inspiring: 13%

informative: 6%

relaxing: 6%


Pace

25% of readers chose medium
75% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

25% of readers chose A mix
75% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

69% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

50% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
28% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

92% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

41% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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