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Salvador Peña Martín, Adania Shibli

4.29 AVERAGE

bowwwiii's review against another edition

3.0

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Ik twijfel met aantal sterren want ik zit tussen 3-4 sterren in. Het boek begint vanuit het perspectief van een soldaat die een jonge Palestijnse vrouw oppakken en haar verschrikkelijke dingen aandoen (understatement). Het is extreem emotieloos en feitelijk geschreven, waardoor het je met een naar gevoel achterlaat. Het tweede deel is geschreven vanuit de pov van een jonge Palestijnse vrouw vele jaren later. Ze gaat op zoek naar details van de zaak die haar interesse heeft gewekt. Allemaal kleine details uit het eerste verhaal (hitte, benzine geur, hondengeblaf, kamelen) komen terug tijdens haar zoektocht, waardoor je een parallel kan trekken tussen de twee delen. Dit vond ik indrukwekkend, omdat het subtiel was maar tegelijk ook overduidelijk.

kimrodriguez24's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

amcyare's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

katietartan's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Ontzettend aangrijpend boek, hoewel het tegelijkertijd door de schrijfstijl prettig wegleest. Stukje menselijkheid in een onmenselijke situatie.

kaatvielfont's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide

Moderate: Rape, Murder, War

spookyash's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

saaral's review against another edition

4.0

sad tense

lovelykd's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

lucithm's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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despite being really short and having a very simple premise, this book manages to be deeply impactful and really moving, I will probably think about this for a very long time. 

the ending left me absolutely speechless, but after thinking about it, it makes perfect sense and is probably the most realistic outcome anyway, which makes it even more devastating.

I’m genuinely a bit speechless but I think that’s what the author intended.

pinotgreen's review against another edition

3.0

dark