Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie

Best of Friends

Kamila Shamsie

336 pages • first pub 2022 (view editions)

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Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie is ideal for readers who appreciate emotionally charged, character-driven narratives that explore the enduring complexities of female friendship against the backdrop of shifting political and cultural landscapes.

Description

A dazzling new novel of friendship, identity and the unknowability of other people – from the international bestselling author of Home Fire, winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction Fourteen-year-old Maryam and Zahra have always been the best of...

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Community Reviews

3.59
based on 1,564 reviews

Moods

reflective: 78%

emotional: 74%

challenging: 27%

tense: 22%

sad: 20%

dark: 17%

informative: 11%

hopeful: 10%

funny: 7%

inspiring: 7%

adventurous: 3%

mysterious: 3%

lighthearted: 2%

Pace

5% of readers chose fast
68% of readers chose medium
25% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
25% of readers chose A mix
72% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

55% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

28% of readers chose Yes
46% of readers chose Complicated
24% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

87% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

88% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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