The Hospital by Lara Vergnaud, Ahmed Bouanani, Anna Della Subin

The Hospital

Lara Vergnaud, Ahmed Bouanani, Anna Della Subin

128 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

fiction dark reflective slow-paced
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“When I walked through the large iron gate of the hospital, I must have still been alive…” So begins Ahmed Bouanani’s arresting, hallucinatory 1989 novel The Hospital, appearing for the first time in English translation. Based on Bouanani’s own ex...

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Community Reviews Summary of 51 reviews

Moods

dark 87%
reflective 75%
challenging 50%
mysterious 50%
sad 50%
emotional 37%
funny 12%
tense 12%

Pace

slow 88%
medium 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 60% | N/A: 40%

Strong character development?

No: 83% | Yes: 16%

Loveable characters?

No: 83% | It's complicated: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 16%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 42% | No: 14%

Average rating

3.45

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