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A review by booksillremember
Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Really interesting to learn about the everyday life of Palestinians and the layers of privilege and oppression that affect different Palestinians differently depending on what class they belong to, what languages they know, where they live, and what ID they hold.
The book also makes you think about the complex connection between art, audience and resistance.
However, I almost DNFed this because I couldn't connect with the narrator - she's too much of a teenager for a 38-year-old woman which feeds into the cliché of the self-absorbed and vain actress. The relationships between Sonia and her sister (and wider family) and Sonia and director Mariam were really promising but ultimately underwhelming. I think this novel would have benefited from multiple POVs.
The book also makes you think about the complex connection between art, audience and resistance.
However, I almost DNFed this because I couldn't connect with the narrator - she's too much of a teenager for a 38-year-old woman which feeds into the cliché of the self-absorbed and vain actress. The relationships between Sonia and her sister (and wider family) and Sonia and director Mariam were really promising but ultimately underwhelming. I think this novel would have benefited from multiple POVs.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Police brutality, and War
Minor: Miscarriage and Abortion