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576 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781911214427
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Publication date: 11 April 2019
Description
Midhat Kamal – dreamer, romantic, aesthete – leaves Palestine in 1914 to study medicine in France, under the tutelage of Dr Molineu. He falls deeply in love with Jeannette, the doctor's daughter. But Midhat soon discovers that everything is fragil...
Community Reviews Summary of 522 reviews
Moods
informative 66%
emotional 55%
challenging 45%
sad 36%
tense 19%
dark 18%
adventurous 14%
hopeful 8%
inspiring 4%
mysterious 3%
funny 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 25%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 52% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 8% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 23% | No: 21% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 91% | No: 5% | It's complicated: 1% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 5%Average rating
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Graphic
Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, ColonisationModerate
War, Racism, IslamophobiaMinor
Rape, Death, Eating disorder576 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781911214427
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Publication date: 11 April 2019
Description
Midhat Kamal – dreamer, romantic, aesthete – leaves Palestine in 1914 to study medicine in France, under the tutelage of Dr Molineu. He falls deeply in love with Jeannette, the doctor's daughter. But Midhat soon discovers that everything is fragil...
Community Reviews Summary of 522 reviews
Moods
informative 66%
emotional 55%
challenging 45%
sad 36%
tense 19%
dark 18%
adventurous 14%
hopeful 8%
inspiring 4%
mysterious 3%
funny 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 25%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 52% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 8% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 23% | No: 21% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 91% | No: 5% | It's complicated: 1% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, ColonisationModerate
War, Racism, IslamophobiaMinor
Rape, Death, Eating disorder