I think some of this went over my head, or I'm assuming there was relevance to Hamlet being the play of choice, and not being familiar with that play, I'm missing something. 

Beyond that I found this an interesting read. I'm familiar with the general history of the occupation of Palestine, and the ongoing conflict there, but I've never seen or read anything that depicted life carrying on as (relativel) normal in these places. I liked the questions it asks about art as resistance, does it work or does it dull the anger enough that it kills rebellion? 

Above all, I think what this book does really well is show the longterm effects the displacement of a people can have on a population. The main characters in this book are all Palestinian, but because of the Nakba they are all a little bit, or a lot, disconnected from one another. Whether it's from living in the WestBank vs Israel, or living in a camp vs having certain privileges, or being the foreign born child of someone who left and only comes back on holidays vs someone who chooses to stay.