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Against the Loveless World

Susan Abulhawa

4.57 AVERAGE

emily_and_sully's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful informative fast-paced

deesdav's review against another edition

5.0

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True story about a young Palestinian woman. Highly recommended

awais_shafaq's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

lauram23's review against another edition

5.0

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hollypeno_pepper's review against another edition

5.0

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“For the ones we love, nothing is ever trouble, and everything is never enough.”
Against the Loveless World is raw and haunting and heartbreaking. It's slow, but worth the time. A harrowing glimpse into the lives of Palestinian refugees. If you do one thing for Arab Heritage Month, read this book.
#FreePalestine

jwilson90's review against another edition

5.0

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This is one of the best books I’ve read in years. It explores the complex Israeli-Palestinian conflict and offers a viewpoint that most Westerners are unfamiliar with -- and it’s a viewpoint that deserves to be shared. The story was deep, rich, heartbreaking and wonderful. Five stars all around.

jeba78's review against another edition

5.0

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I really enjoyed this book. It's a view of the Palestinian situation in the Middle East that doesn't get a lot of exposure. Nahr is a believable and likable narrator as she takes us through the events of her life, intermixing them with events taking place in the broader Middle East and her time in solitary confinement in jail. I don't think a reader needs to agree with Nahr's and her friends' beliefs and choices to understand their perseverance and dedication to their cause.

kuate's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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: Yes

daniel_t's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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: Yes

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Against the loveless world, love-filled solidarity and revolutionary decolonisation must prevail.

Beautifully written, striking a refreshing balance between an engrossing literary fiction and a galvanising voice to Palestinian realities.

cadreads's review against another edition

5.0

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"for the ones we love, nothing is ever trouble, and everything is never enough" ❤️ the writing, the stories, the characters.. i cried and cried. this book was beautiful and heartbreaking and I don't have the right words