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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
a life of experiences distilled in the form of sensation
challenging
reflective
sad
slow-paced
reflective
slow-paced
Magnifique court roman qui retrace des fragments de vie d’une fillette palestinienne dans les années 80. L’héroïne observe le monde sans savoir encore le juger, et l’écriture poétique et profonde de l’autrice retranscrit la solitude propre à l’enfance. Elle décrit l’univers de l’enfant à travers plusieurs thématiques (couleurs / silence / mouvement / langage), et nous la suivons tandis qu’elle apprend à lire, assiste aux disputes familiales, aux info annonçant le massacre de Sabra et Chatila, aux morts, sans jamais tout à fait comprendre ce qui se joue devant ses yeux, se concentrant sur ses sens, des images et des interrogations qui la captivent. Très poétique.
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
At 72 pages, this book shouldn't take too long to read, an hour or 75 minutes at the most? But it took me two hours to read because I was savoring every word. I don't know if Shibli (or her translator, Paula Haydar) is a poet professionally, but it wouldn't surprise me.
The book is multi-layered, divided into five thematic sections (colors, silence, movement, language, the wall). The writing is descriptive and a nod to the five senses. Each section brings the reader a heightened understanding of the narrator's world in a haphazard, but elegant and evocative way.
This is Palestine, but politics and current events exist only at the periphery. What overwhelms, in a good way, is ordinary life. Each moment takes on more significance. It's just beautiful.
The book is multi-layered, divided into five thematic sections (colors, silence, movement, language, the wall). The writing is descriptive and a nod to the five senses. Each section brings the reader a heightened understanding of the narrator's world in a haphazard, but elegant and evocative way.
This is Palestine, but politics and current events exist only at the periphery. What overwhelms, in a good way, is ordinary life. Each moment takes on more significance. It's just beautiful.
It is books like ‘Touch’ that reassures a reader of why he reads. It is such an invaluable joy when reading a book becomes an act of deliberate, eager, and deep source of a profound experience. You read it and you are instantly lost in its grip, arrested in its arresting power. Such books are rare. And you never know when you will come across such a book that reminds you of why you fell in love with reading, why you read, and why it matters. Unheralded they come, and it is worth reading more books, among which you find such a gem once in a while. I know I am lushing over this book, and lush I shall throughout this review. Shibli’s ‘Touch’ deserves every bit of extravagant, superfluous, yet genuine, from-the-heart praise it receives.
Read full review here:
https://ejaz159.blogspot.com/2020/09/touch-review-novel-mast-deeply-and.html
Read full review here:
https://ejaz159.blogspot.com/2020/09/touch-review-novel-mast-deeply-and.html
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes