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annieinthewoods's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
mariya's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
sunnycorners's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-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? It's complicated
4.5
agneskkj's review
challenging
emotional
informative
sad
medium-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? No
5.0
bee_67's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Heart-rending sobering read.
mariakatharjna's review against another edition
emotional
informative
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
zed_dog's review against another edition
emotional
informative
sad
5.0
A heart-rending story of how love and trauma resonate down through generations—and a history of Palestine made viscerally personal.
raya213's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Devastating, heartbreaking. Usually I avoid these books to protect my mental health, but I don’t know why I started reading this one. It was all fine and things I read before until Amal said her family was in Shatila in 1981. That’s when I knew what was about to go down. And although I expected it, it shocked and horrified and opened up my wounds anyways. “Is this what it means to be Palestinian?”
tuleenalk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
deckleeditproof's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Xenophobia, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Genocide, Islamophobia, War, Grief, Hate crime, and Colonisation
Moderate: Child death, Physical abuse, Torture, Sexual violence, Murder, and Gun violence
Minor: Death of parent, Blood, Alcoholism, and Dementia