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dejanae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Rape, and War
readingpicnic's review against another edition
4.5
The last few pages of the book felt so aimless and wandering as the MC realizes that she truly cannot find the lost history of the girl and that her journey cannot have a satisfying ending because of all the barriers that prevent her from this knowledge. The ending of the book was shocking, but also not shocking due to the violence of this book and the almost expected violence by Israeli soldiers. The only part of this book that I wasn't a huge fan of was how it's written with every single action spelled out if that makes sense. Like, if a character got out of a vehicle, then every single part of that action was detailed from start to finish. I'm sure there's a reason for this method of storytelling, but maybe I can't see what it is in relation to the overarching themes of the book right now. Overall, this is such a necessary read.
Also, side note, I saw that someone added this to the Autistic Reads Challenge, and I agree that I was contemplating while reading this whether the main character of the second half was autistic and/or neurodivergent due to her thought processes, but I wasn't sure whether that was intentional on the author's part. I hesitate because she may process the world in these ways and think in these ways due to trauma and the circumstances in which she lives under occupation and has to be on high alert and think through interactions carefully, but acquired neurodivergence and disabilities due to trauma are valid, so I'm on the edge with this.
Graphic: Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Murder, Police brutality, Violence, War, Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, and Torture
hellovivi_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Colonisation, Medical content, Genocide, Violence, and Gore
Moderate: Rape and Xenophobia
Minor: War
maxgdy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Islamophobia, Racism, Colonisation, Death, Murder, Hate crime, Violence, Genocide, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Rape, Child death, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence
kenzwils's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder
kristakp's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Islamophobia, Murder, Sexual assault, Police brutality, and Colonisation
Moderate: War, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, and Xenophobia
rororow's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Rape, Gun violence, Violence, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, and Sexual assault
jbfletcher's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
5.0
Graphic: War, Colonisation, Genocide, Violence, and Sexual assault
mo_ber's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Torture, Genocide, Gun violence, War, Violence, Sexual violence, Rape, and Colonisation
emeliajane97's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Violence, Misogyny, Genocide, Sexual violence, Murder, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Islamophobia, War, and Police brutality