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128 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811225762
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 26 June 2018
Description
"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 ...
Community Reviews Summary of 52 reviews
Moods
reflective 75%
challenging 50%
mysterious 50%
sad 50%
emotional 37%
funny 12%
tense 12%
Pace
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
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Graphic
Rape, Child death, ConfinementModerate
Murder, Addiction, BullyingMinor
Alcoholism, Death of parent, Mental illness128 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811225762
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 26 June 2018
Description
"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 ...
Community Reviews Summary of 52 reviews
Moods
reflective 75%
challenging 50%
mysterious 50%
sad 50%
emotional 37%
funny 12%
tense 12%
Pace
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
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Child death, ConfinementModerate
Murder, Addiction, BullyingMinor
Alcoholism, Death of parent, Mental illness