Gate to Tangier by Mois Benarroch
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2 out of 4 stars
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The historical fiction book, “Gates to Tangier”, written by Mois Benarroch, translated by Sara Maria Hasbun, is about a father of six children, who died leaving a huge amount of money for his children as written in his will. The long awaited family stood in front of his lawyer to inquire how they will have the money. Only to find out from the will that, he had another son from one of their house maid. They will never get access to the money until the lawyer sees him or a written document depicting his death. The money will be locked up for five years, if he is not found. Was their step brother whose sex was changed due to wrong circumcision done to him found? What was their experiences during the search quest? The answers are encapsulated inside this book.
The suspense filled book is an aggregate of history (Jewish relationship with the Moroccans, Egyptians and Palestinians), stories and poems that questions the existence of human, activities and environs. The book encompasses the war between Israel and Palestine, which result in religion vendetta and social dispute. It reveals the strength in family unity, experience of betrayal, love, romance and also healthy information from history.
I enjoyed the storyline, though towards the end. From the arrangement of each chapters, the writer was able to show that the father had a personal relationship with the children per person. The writer got himself involved in the story, as a character who is a poet and also a writer, which is a skillful writing concept. It makes the reader feel the writer as a narrator of his own experience. The choice of poem is overwhelming, it makes the reader see another aspect of life, what fear might be in respect to purpose, the cause and outcome of hastiness.
The writing style is a bit complicated and not well edited. Choice of phrase and words a bit misaligned. There are misspellings and wrong use of punctuations. All these might make it stressful for the reader to understand. There are some personal stories of each characters which is not relevant and not connecting to the main story. This might make the book boring to the reader. Conversations between two characters are complicated, a beginner reader might find it difficult to know which of the character was speaking. Though the ending relieves the reader of the suspense, but would have been more satisfying if it was stated either the family got the money or it was just a game.
I give this book a rating of 2 out of 4 stars. It’s a good book, suitable for lovers of history and adventure.
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2 out of 4 stars
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The historical fiction book, “Gates to Tangier”, written by Mois Benarroch, translated by Sara Maria Hasbun, is about a father of six children, who died leaving a huge amount of money for his children as written in his will. The long awaited family stood in front of his lawyer to inquire how they will have the money. Only to find out from the will that, he had another son from one of their house maid. They will never get access to the money until the lawyer sees him or a written document depicting his death. The money will be locked up for five years, if he is not found. Was their step brother whose sex was changed due to wrong circumcision done to him found? What was their experiences during the search quest? The answers are encapsulated inside this book.
The suspense filled book is an aggregate of history (Jewish relationship with the Moroccans, Egyptians and Palestinians), stories and poems that questions the existence of human, activities and environs. The book encompasses the war between Israel and Palestine, which result in religion vendetta and social dispute. It reveals the strength in family unity, experience of betrayal, love, romance and also healthy information from history.
I enjoyed the storyline, though towards the end. From the arrangement of each chapters, the writer was able to show that the father had a personal relationship with the children per person. The writer got himself involved in the story, as a character who is a poet and also a writer, which is a skillful writing concept. It makes the reader feel the writer as a narrator of his own experience. The choice of poem is overwhelming, it makes the reader see another aspect of life, what fear might be in respect to purpose, the cause and outcome of hastiness.
The writing style is a bit complicated and not well edited. Choice of phrase and words a bit misaligned. There are misspellings and wrong use of punctuations. All these might make it stressful for the reader to understand. There are some personal stories of each characters which is not relevant and not connecting to the main story. This might make the book boring to the reader. Conversations between two characters are complicated, a beginner reader might find it difficult to know which of the character was speaking. Though the ending relieves the reader of the suspense, but would have been more satisfying if it was stated either the family got the money or it was just a game.
I give this book a rating of 2 out of 4 stars. It’s a good book, suitable for lovers of history and adventure.
******
Gates to Tangier
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