The Parisian by Isabella Hammad

The Parisian

Isabella Hammad

576 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional informative reflective slow-paced
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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...

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Community Reviews

3.71
based on 855 reviews

Moods

reflective: 72%

informative: 63%

emotional: 59%

challenging: 45%

sad: 38%

tense: 20%

dark: 18%

adventurous: 15%

hopeful: 7%

inspiring: 6%

mysterious: 6%

funny: 2%

relaxing: 2%

Pace

2% of readers chose fast
28% of readers chose medium
69% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

8% of readers chose Plot
38% of readers chose A mix
52% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

60% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

28% of readers chose Yes
52% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

87% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

71% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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