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Enter Ghost

Isabella Hammad

4.26 AVERAGE

pia_zie's review against another edition

4.25

challenging emotional informative reflective tense slow-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: No

mikarala's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I respected this novel more than I actually enjoyed it, but I do think it's very well-written and conceived. The characterization is nuanced and realistic, and the story's setting compels so much drama and, frankly, made me feel better informed on one of the major contemporary issues of our time. The ending was especially impactful and appropriate. I really enjoyed the sense of fatalism and the layers of fiction and reality crashing in on each other, as though our conceptions of the world and the stories we create inevitably fashion real-world consequences. There were some fascinating narrative choices as well, such as switching from prose to script and changing the tense for the final chapter.

Overall a good novel that I would recommend, albeit one that I didn't connect with very deeply.

lilyaforbes's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

One of the best books I’ve read. Beautifully written with interesting techniques for putting the text into script format throughout the book. Also felt very emotional and informative in the context of Palestine today, through the lens of the creative industries and everyday life.

Cant recommend it enough

lee_sa's review against another edition

4.25

emotional informative reflective tense

tsauelina's review against another edition

5.0

dark funny tense

daffers60's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

milliemooch's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective tense 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

savvylit's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Beautifully written, character-driven novel about a British Palestinian woman spending time living and working in occupied Palestine. I liked this but struggled with the pacing.

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k_atrina's review

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

nicole_bookmarked's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark informative medium-paced

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