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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I keep seeing this described as “Fleabag goes to Gaza” or “Bridget Jones in the Middle East”. If anything, it’s I Hate Suzie deployed in Alex Garland’s Civil War directed by Armando Iannucci.
But really all these comparisons are reductive, and a disservice to a searingly original book. It’s a scathing indictment of war journalism/the western media. Also, such a deeply unlikeable narrator, which was appalling and fun and challenging in a fucked up way.
Free Palestine.
But really all these comparisons are reductive, and a disservice to a searingly original book. It’s a scathing indictment of war journalism/the western media. Also, such a deeply unlikeable narrator, which was appalling and fun and challenging in a fucked up way.
Free Palestine.
challenging
dark
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Grateful to NetGalley and Europa Editions for the ARC.
This novel is a satirical commentary of international journalism coverage in conflict zones. In 2012, Sara Byrne is in Gaza after the death of her father and the breakup of her affair with his married editor. Trying to advance her career, she over-promises stories to her editor and goes through increasingly desperate measures to deliver an intense story that will set her apart from the rest of the corps of journalists covering the conflict.
I thought this novel was really timely and thought provoking. Sara was deeply unlikeable as a character, but at the same time it was easy to see how her callous outlook on an oppressed people arose from a privileged upbringing and the repeated exposure to violence and atrocities that comes from reporting from an active conflict zone.
This novel is a satirical commentary of international journalism coverage in conflict zones. In 2012, Sara Byrne is in Gaza after the death of her father and the breakup of her affair with his married editor. Trying to advance her career, she over-promises stories to her editor and goes through increasingly desperate measures to deliver an intense story that will set her apart from the rest of the corps of journalists covering the conflict.
I thought this novel was really timely and thought provoking. Sara was deeply unlikeable as a character, but at the same time it was easy to see how her callous outlook on an oppressed people arose from a privileged upbringing and the repeated exposure to violence and atrocities that comes from reporting from an active conflict zone.
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes