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Sara Hamdan

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Fiction, Humor and Comedy, Travel

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Toni Morrison, Curtis Sittenfeld, Naguib Mahfouz

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A Berkeley and Columbia graduate, Sara Hamdan, is a former Merrill Lynch banker, New York Times journalist, and editor at Google. After winning a Netflix short story award, she received the First Chapter: Emirates Literature Foundation Seddiqi Writers’ Fellowship for her debut novel, What Will People Think? Sara is Palestinian American, raised in Greece, and has called Dubai home for twenty years. When she’s not typing away at her laptop, she loves to spend time at the beach with her husband and two kids.

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Average rating: 3.64 · 3,096 ratings · 578 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	What Will People Think? 3.64 avg rating — 3,081 ratings — published 2025 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Search Of: A Collection of Creative Nonfiction by Haifa Mahabir (Goodreads Author) (Author/Editor), Brandon Boyd (Illustrator), Jeffrey Tayler (Contributor) 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arabian Noir by Michael Lynes (Goodreads Author), Alex Shaw, Sara Hamdan (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Sara Hamdan liked Susie Williams's review of What Will People Think?: "4 1/2 stars rounded up to 5 {thank you to the publisher for my copy of this book!} Sometimes when a publisher reaches out to me, I know it’s a sort of mass email. Even when they say, “we think you would love this book!” But sometimes, I can tell they a" Read more of this review »
Dec 30, 2025 04:21AM · see review
Sara Hamdan liked Feda Asad's review of What Will People Think?: "Sara, I just finished your book after tears and laughter mixed with heaviness and that love and comedy ALWAYS prevail. As a third culture kid too, I floated through the papers, not wanting Mia's story to end but also rushing and hoping that she is gon" Read more of this review »
Dec 28, 2025 05:15AM · see review
Sara Hamdan and 15 other people liked Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader's review of What Will People Think?: "No wonder this one has received love. It’s such a refreshingly unique story. Mia is a Palestinian-American who works as a fact checker by day, and a secret comic by night. Her grandparents are conservative and would not approve of the comic job. Beca" Read more of this review »
Dec 24, 2025 03:00AM · see review
Sara Hamdan and 1 other person liked Kenzie Fuller's review of What Will People Think?: "Sara Hamdan effortlessly wove humor with honesty in this book. If everyone read this book the world would be a better place "
Dec 24, 2025 03:00AM · see review
Sara Hamdan made a comment on Hala Khalaf’s review of What Will People Think? " This absolutely warmed my heart - thank you my lovely!! "
Aug 15, 2025 10:55AM · see review
Sara Hamdan rated a book it was ok Next Year in Havana (The Perez Family, #1) by Chanel Cleeton (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
You'll feel transported to Cuba's coastline in this sweeping family saga... love story was meh, but I enjoyed the setting of Havana ...more
Jul 26, 2025 04:28AM · like · see review
Sara Hamdan rated a book liked it The Assistant by S.K. Tremayne (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Cheesy psychological thriller, but I enjoyed the digital aspects... Not my favorite read of the year, but it was entertaining. If you're looking for a spooky October read, this fits the bill ...more
Jul 26, 2025 04:28AM · like · see review
Sara Hamdan rated a book it was amazing Courtroom Drama: Legally Blonde Meets Jury Duty in this Spicy Rom-Com by Neely Tubati Alexander (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Sara Hamdan rated a book it was amazing Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by Jessica Guerrieri (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
What a stunning look at creativity, motherhood, release and addiction, at the many currents that pull at a woman. I found this to be a deeply moving portrait of motherhood. Jessica writes with such raw honesty, at times I forgot this was a work of fi ...more
Jul 06, 2025 02:26AM · 1 like · like · see review
Sara Hamdan made a comment on Mindy’s review of What Will People Think? " Thank you for the review! Just a quick note that the 'modern day' sections of the book took place in 2011, making the grandmother 80 years old (not 95 ...more "
May 13, 2025 07:38AM · see review

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