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4.57 AVERAGE
4.57 AVERAGE
While I will never truly encompass the sheer amount of pain and suffering the characters of this novel survived, it made me feel at such unease with the injustice in this world. Injustice that we all created for ourselves.
This book is a memoir of a prisoner who fought for survival all her live, in all the best ways she knew. She makes attempts to make a good life for herself, to protect her family, and to allow her close ones the security she did not have herself, but her actions leave her scarred both physically and mentally. At the same time, she's becoming a refugee in an unfair world where there is no place she can truly call home.
It's a story about suffering, finding one's places, learning how to trust, and how to heal.
This book did something to me. Touched my soul. Made me so deeply invested in the topic, I spend an equal amount of time reading the book and researching the history of Palestine and the conflict. With zero intention to take sides, but to truly understand the greater picture.
And I am so very glad that I read this book.
This book is a memoir of a prisoner who fought for survival all her live, in all the best ways she knew. She makes attempts to make a good life for herself, to protect her family, and to allow her close ones the security she did not have herself, but her actions leave her scarred both physically and mentally. At the same time, she's becoming a refugee in an unfair world where there is no place she can truly call home.
It's a story about suffering, finding one's places, learning how to trust, and how to heal.
This book did something to me. Touched my soul. Made me so deeply invested in the topic, I spend an equal amount of time reading the book and researching the history of Palestine and the conflict. With zero intention to take sides, but to truly understand the greater picture.
And I am so very glad that I read this book.
This book was not what I expected. In fact, it was 1000x more than what I expected. Susan Abulhawa’s powerful and beautiful writing made me feel like I was reading Nahr’s real memoir instead of a fictional novel. Shamefully, I knew very little about the details of the struggle between Palestine and Israel prior to starting this book. I knew broad pieces of the conflict, but that was it. Nahr’s story is a tragic story, but Nahr is not tragic. She is strong, she is fierce, and she is resilient. I feel like in war, it is impossible to have revolutionary women because too often we are used as pawns, bait, and collateral damage. Nahr does not allow her situation to define her, but rises up to own her power and her voice. I gave Against the Loveless World 5 ⭐️s and can’t wait to discuss it in full at book club.
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
inspiring
sad
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
Had to return to the library. Haven’t been in a reading mood so the book’s not fully to blame for my inability to finish it in 21 days.
challenging
emotional
informative
sad
tense
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
There is a huge knot in my throat right now. An incredibly beautiful yet heartbreaking and haunting book. It’s devastating the truth there is to fiction and the realities of the Palestinian people. While I read this story from the comfort of my bed there are people out there fighting to survive. Will be thinking about this book for a long time.
A seamless blend of fact and fiction, making Nahr’s journey unforgettable and painfully relevant