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552 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780914671619
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Archipelago Books
Publication date: 08 November 2016
Description
Gate of the Sun is the first magnum opus of the Palestinian saga. After their country is torn apart in 1948, two men remain alone in a deserted makeshift hospital in the Shatila camp on the outskirts of Beirut. We enter a vast world of displacemen...
Community Reviews Summary of 75 reviews
Moods
emotional 72%
reflective 63%
sad 63%
informative 45%
dark 27%
adventurous 18%
funny 9%
inspiring 9%
mysterious 9%
tense 9%
Pace
medium 27%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | Plot: 16% | A mix: 16%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 28% | Yes: 28%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 25%Average rating
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Violence, War
552 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780914671619
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Archipelago Books
Publication date: 08 November 2016
Description
Gate of the Sun is the first magnum opus of the Palestinian saga. After their country is torn apart in 1948, two men remain alone in a deserted makeshift hospital in the Shatila camp on the outskirts of Beirut. We enter a vast world of displacemen...
Community Reviews Summary of 75 reviews
Moods
emotional 72%
reflective 63%
sad 63%
informative 45%
dark 27%
adventurous 18%
funny 9%
inspiring 9%
mysterious 9%
tense 9%
Pace
medium 27%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | Plot: 16% | A mix: 16%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 28% | Yes: 28%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, War