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4.26 AVERAGE
4.26 AVERAGE
I loved this book, mainly because I found the writing and observations so captivating. It won’t be for everyone but it was absolutely my style. I would strongly recommend reading this book alongside Glorious Exploits. Makes me wish I was still at school so I could write an essay about the parallels and differences in the two books. Really impressive writing
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
a beautiful story about homecoming and resistance.
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Loved this book. Wish I hadn’t read it during the busiest month of my life.
Beautiful reflection on art and resistance and being from somewhere while being from nowhere. People keep asking for nuance, can they accept this book as an example of it?
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
informative
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book was so, so wonderful. First, the audio narration was perfect, and the reader really helped me fully connect with the characters—probably more deeply than if I was just reading it on the page. And it makes sense, given the subject matter, a production of Hamlet, set within an examination of personal experience and family history, which were also, to some extent, performances constantly dissected and analyzed by our main character. I was gripped throughout, as this story nestled itself in between the minutiae of the daily life of stage performers, and the enormity of the occupation of Palestine. The relationships between the main women characters, in particular, were deftly portrayed. The final chapter was both an unexpected crescendo and total crystallization of the entire story—it left me in awestruck tears.