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4.29 AVERAGE
4.29 AVERAGE
I am devastated…..That’s all I can say. Ended up crying at the end of the book. The last sentence ended me and my heart is aching until God knows when
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
the borders imposed between things here are many. one must pay attention to them, and navigate then, which ultimately protects everyone from perilous consequences. this grants a person a sense of serenity, despite everything else. there are some people who navigate borders masterfully, who never trespass, but these people are few and i'm not one of them. as soon as i see a border, i either race towards it and leap over or cross it stealthily, with a step. neither of these two behaviours is conscious, or rooted in a premeditated desire to resist borders; it's more like sheer stupidity. to be quite honest, once i cross a border, i fall into a deep pit of anxiety. it's a matter, simply put, of clumsiness. once i realized that i inevitably fail whenever i try to navigate borders, i decided to stay within the confines of my house as much as possible. and since this house has many windows, through which the neighbours and their children can easily see me, and catch me trespassing borders even when i'm in my own house, i hung the curtains, although i'll inevitably forget to close them sometimes.
in any case, since i'm always alone, i'll sit at my table, nowhere else, and that's all the outside world will see of me.
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i keep glancing at the israeli map unfurled across the seat next to me, fearing that i may get lost in the folds of a scene which fills me with a great feeling of alienation, seeing all the changes that have befallen it. it's been a long time since I've passed through here, and wherever i look, all the changes constantly reassert the absence of anything palestinian: the names of cities and villages on road signs, billboards written in Hebrew, new buildings, even vast fields abutting the horizon on my left and right. after a disappearance, that's when the fly returns to hover over the painting. little details drift along the length of the road, furtively hinting at a presence.
[]
all of my fear and anxiety and internal turmoil dissipates when my trespassing occurs in the confines of my solitude. solitude is so forgiving of trespassed borders.
in any case, since i'm always alone, i'll sit at my table, nowhere else, and that's all the outside world will see of me.
[]
i keep glancing at the israeli map unfurled across the seat next to me, fearing that i may get lost in the folds of a scene which fills me with a great feeling of alienation, seeing all the changes that have befallen it. it's been a long time since I've passed through here, and wherever i look, all the changes constantly reassert the absence of anything palestinian: the names of cities and villages on road signs, billboards written in Hebrew, new buildings, even vast fields abutting the horizon on my left and right. after a disappearance, that's when the fly returns to hover over the painting. little details drift along the length of the road, furtively hinting at a presence.
[]
all of my fear and anxiety and internal turmoil dissipates when my trespassing occurs in the confines of my solitude. solitude is so forgiving of trespassed borders.
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
dark
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes