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The Parisian
The Parisian | Isabella Hammad
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Mitch
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I need to understand more of the history of the Palestinian people. And this book helped amazingly. From the 1913 Arab National Congress to the 1936 British army offensive it educated and engaged me. I learn though story and following Mehat as a young Arab student journeying to Paris, through to his witnessing violent martial law in his hometown 2 decades later. I learnt, I empathised and I was deeply saddened. Can‘t believe this is a debut.

JamieArc I forgot I had stacked this. I need to move it up my TBR. Gorgeous copy you have as well. 5mo
Mitch @JamieArc it was good. I always love using fiction to fill in gaps in my knowledge! 3mo
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Lesliereads
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Bailed on this after reading all of part one and a few pages into part two just because I‘m not in the mood for this. The writing is good, but this isn‘t the adventure I want to go on, now. #moodyreader

EvieBee Hear, hear! Right up there with you. 3y
Lesliereads @EvieBee Glad to have your company, especially since this came highly recommended from a trusted reading friend 🤷🏽‍♀️ 3y
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paisleyjess
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Panpan

I guess I am not smart enough to get this book. A lot of awards and great reviews. It was hard for me to get into the characters and then they abruptly change in each part. I hated the ending as well.

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paisleyjess
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I love BotM but I had to stop as I was accumulating too many books (is there such a thing). I moved across the country, but somehow they found me again. Oohh the temptation!

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MariettaSG
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Seems like quite a pleasant read but too little time in life.

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MariettaSG
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So far (almost half way through) this an enjoyable book, an interesting story that weaves together worlds, families and people, reminds me a little of Colleen McCullough in this manner. It‘s not literature and could have been cut down in parts, nonetheless it‘s suitably pleasant.

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Cinfhen
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This was a dense story spanning only a few decades but covering A LOT of Middle Eastern/ European History.
The story of Midhat, an enlightened young scholar from Nablus, who travels to Paris to study medicine in 1917.
When he returns to Palestine he recognizes while he has changed, his country has too. I enjoyed reading a different perspective of this region, then one I‘m familiar with.
My only “complaint” was the excessive prose.

BarbaraBB It was a but of a chunkster indeed, I realized when I bought it for you. Maybe too much of a chunkster but I am glad it is a pick for you! ❤️ 4y
Cathythoughts I‘m interested in this one. Nice review 👍🏻❤️ 4y
squirrelbrain This has been on my Kindle for a little while..... I‘m not sure I‘m up for a chunkster at the mo though.... 🤷‍♀️ 4y
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Cinfhen It‘s beautifully written @squirrelbrain @Cathythoughts @BarbaraBB but it was a bit too long for me. 100-150 pages could have been cut😜 4y
TrishB Just started this one 😁 and was looking if anyone had read. 10mo
Cinfhen She‘s a beautiful writer @TrishB 10mo
TrishB Yes, I brought this one after reading Enter Ghost. This is exceptional writing for a debut novel. 10mo
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Cinfhen
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I LOVE this cover SO MUCH 💕Thank you my dear friend for this lovely birthday gift!!!! I‘m looking forward to this book/ I‘ve heard wonderful things. As always, your friendship is the true gift 😘

BarbaraBB I bought the most beautiful cover from your TBR! and indeed I heard such good things about it too ❤️ 4y
Cinfhen You DID buy the MOST beautiful cover 💕💕💕💕Thank you SO MUCH @BarbaraBB 4y
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CindyE09
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4.5 ⭐️- Really loved this sweeping historical novel about a Palestinian man who studied in France during his youth then returns to his home town of of Nablus. We follow Midhad for several decades as the world changes rapidly and Palestine fights for its independence. Not heavy handed in its point of view, this novel gives a perspective of the conflict not often seen in Western literature.

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Eyejaybee
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Intrigued by this debut novel from Isabella Hammad, which follows a Palestinian student who travels to France to study medicine in 1914. The author paints a fascinating picture of life in France between the World Wars, alongside a history of the Holy Lands. #isabellahammad #theparisian #book #books #fiction #historicalfiction #bookish #politics #booklove #history #dauntbooks #bookphotography #lockdown #lockdownreading #socialdistancing #stayhome

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BrownGirlReading
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Set during the Palestinian and Syrian independence movements between the first and second world wars, Isabella Hammad explores how wars and social change effect families over time. This broad sweeping account written in beautiful literary fiction prose will make you think. As excellent as si thought it was The Parisian is not a perfect novel and not for everyone. I enjoyed the snatched of French and Arabic as well as the interesting characters.

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AlizaApp
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Historical fiction set in British mandate-era Palestine. A man from Nablus goes to France to study medicine right before WWI breaks out, and sees his homeland transformed from Ottoman outpost to failed independence movements. At times it seems like peace was almost within reach, but of course it never happens.

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Cathythoughts
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#7covers7days #covercrush #day3
@Hazel0303 would you like to join ? Share 7 covers in 7 days - no explanations

@CarolynM @MamaGina @Severnmeadows

TrishB Beautiful ♥️ 5y
JennyM Gorgeous, and I nearly got this from the library today. Have you read it? Is it good? 5y
batsy Ohhh nice! I hope to continue reading this again soon; my digital ARC of this expired when I was about a 1/4 of the way through 😂 5y
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Severnmeadows Lovely cover! 😊 5y
Cathythoughts @JennyM I havnt read it yet ... saving for hols ( a possible contender) end of October 👍🏻♥️ 5y
Cathythoughts @TrishB 👍🏻♥️ 5y
Cathythoughts @batsy yes! I remember your part - review & then you had to give it back 😱. It stayed in my mind as I think you really liked it (edited) 5y
Cathythoughts @Severnmeadows isn‘t it just !!! 👍🏻 5y
LeahBergen This one‘s lovely! 5y
Cathythoughts @LeahBergen 👍🏻♥️♥️📚 5y
Tanisha_A Love this! 😍 5y
Centique That‘s amazing! 5y
BiblioLitten 💙😍 5y
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Ruthjones88
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This book was everything I wanted out of a WWI middle eastern based story. So beautiful, so historical, and great if you love languages as most greetings and expressions are left in the original languages!

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Clare_Riley
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This is an example of why I read. A true labour of love - 710 pages and I savoured every word. Besides the history lesson, it‘s a story of how people cope with huge upheaval, and it‘s another example of how British colonialism and the way they portioned up countries, messed up countless lives. But it‘s the people: the men who fought and died for their beliefs, the strong women who supported them. And Midhat Kamals story... I loved it.

rockpools I have this as an ARC - you‘ve convinced me I really need to get on and read it. Thanks! 5y
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emmaturi
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My current read, a Palestinian man ventures forth to France at the beginning of WWI. There starts his epic journey. So far so good! #books #currentread

JennyM That does sound good. Hope you enjoy. And it‘s got a pretty cover 😊 5y
emmaturi Thanks, yes a lovely cover! @JennyM 5y
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charl08
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New in...

Clare_Riley This is my next read too!😊 5y
charl08 @Clare_Riley I'm enjoying it, but it's not exactly easy to travel with! 5y
Clare_Riley @charl08 does that mean it‘s a big book? Because I have it on kindle, so maybe I should be relieved about that! 😂 5y
charl08 @Clare_Riley it's a big book, but it's from the library, so I shouldn't complain! 5y
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Twocougs
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Beautifully written,fascinating story.

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batsy
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I was totally immersed in this book, savouring it slowly. The sort of book that encourages the reader to take it slow. It's really gorgeously-written, very intricate, historical, smart, rich, philosophical ... And then my ARC expired 😭

The usual trick for when I'm catching up on an ARC that's about to expire—turning off WiFi on my device until I read it, and leaving it in airplane mode—didn't work this time. *sad violin*

TrishB Oh no!! 5y
Darklunarose That really isn‘t good ☹️ 5y
rretzler 😢 5y
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saresmoore !!! They have evil ways beyond the Internet... 5y
rockpools Oh no! I have it as an ARC, but haven‘t read it yet. Will have to hurry up! 5y
julesG That has never happened to me yet. 5y
Redwritinghood 😕😕 That stinks. I have it available digitally through my library, but it‘s long so I wasn‘t sure about picking it up. Sounds like it may be worth the read, though. I hope you can find another copy soon. 5y
CouronneDhiver Gah! That‘s a bummer. Maybe they‘ve caught on to our tricks somehow... 5y
batsy @TrishB @Darklunarose @rretzler It's a bummer 🙁And of course I deserve it for requesting more books than I can handle 😂🙈 5y
batsy @saresmoore @CouronneDhiver They seem to be on to us 👿🕵🏽‍♀️ 5y
batsy @RachelO I hope yours holds out 🤞🏽😊 5y
batsy @julesG I know! I'm quite offended that it happened 😅 5y
rretzler I did that last year and learned my lesson. But I don‘t recall any of my ARCs having an expiration - where do you get yours from? I don‘t believe the ARCs from NetGalley or Edelweiss expire, at least not the Kindle/.mobi version. The Adobe versions may? 5y
batsy @Redwritinghood Yes, I think this might be better as a print copy. Something about big books and a slower pace—works better in print, for me. I hope you enjoy it if you check it out! 5y
batsy @rretzler From NetGalley, and yes the Kindle versions don't expire. But sometimes the formatting is iffy for the Kindle; then I download the "protected PDF" version, which I read on Adobe Digital Editions (which is so clunky and not user-friendly at all). Those PDF versions expire on the "archive date" stated, sadly. 5y
rretzler Ah, yes. I don‘t like Adobe Digital Editions either. Now I do recall that I had a couple of ARCs that expired when I went back to read them later. There is somewhere else that also gives Adobe copies and I changed my Adobe ID and now cannot access my books that don‘t expire! ☹️ 5y
batsy @rretzler I feel your pain. I have never been able to set up a working Adobe ID for reasons I can't even begin to understand 😂😭 5y
julesG Try downloading the ARC PDF again. I often forget to open the book on the day that I downloaded it and then have to download it again. It's worth a try. 5y
batsy Thanks @julesG that usually works but this one has already been archived. And I was able to read it past the archival date with my device on airplane mode and with WiFi off. Then today Adobe didn't let me access the file anymore. Odd. 5y
julesG 😔 5y
readordierachel Oh no!! 5y
RealLifeReading That sucks!! 5y
rubyslippersreads How frustrating! 😠 5y
batsy @readordierachel @RealLifeReading @rubyslippersreads It never happens for the ARCs I'm trying to bail on 😅 5y
Suet624 Awww, that stinks. 5y
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