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4.57 AVERAGE
4.57 AVERAGE
This book was really good. The ending was disappointing. I would have loved to see Nahr and Bilal reunite. But all in all I enjoyed it very much.
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
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:
Complicated
Everybody needs to read this. Thank you Susan Abulhawa. There is nothing else to say.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
What a beautiful story, that felt slightly uncomfortable at times, because it had the ring of truth behind it. Even though it's fiction, you knew stuff like this happened in the world and to actual people
I had to take breaks between parts, because it was trauma after trauma, a luxury the main protagonist didn't have. But the survival, and the way the characters remained poetic, loving, and dignified, how can I not love this despite the horrors popped out of history?
So many good quotes
“For the ones we love, nothing is ever trouble, and everything is never enough.”
“Times like this reveal the true dignity of people.”
"I liked breaking the rules I had no say in making, at the same time, that I hated how I did it…"
“I think he just means that we should fortify ourselves with love when we approach them. It’s more about our own state of grace. Of protecting our spirits from their denigration of us. About knowing that our struggle is rooted in morality and that the struggle itself is not against them as a people. But against what infects them. The idea that they are a better form of human. That God prefers them. That they are inherently a superior race and we are disposable."
I had to take breaks between parts, because it was trauma after trauma, a luxury the main protagonist didn't have. But the survival, and the way the characters remained poetic, loving, and dignified, how can I not love this despite the horrors popped out of history?
So many good quotes
“For the ones we love, nothing is ever trouble, and everything is never enough.”
“Times like this reveal the true dignity of people.”
"I liked breaking the rules I had no say in making, at the same time, that I hated how I did it…"
“I think he just means that we should fortify ourselves with love when we approach them. It’s more about our own state of grace. Of protecting our spirits from their denigration of us. About knowing that our struggle is rooted in morality and that the struggle itself is not against them as a people. But against what infects them. The idea that they are a better form of human. That God prefers them. That they are inherently a superior race and we are disposable."
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
emotional
informative
inspiring
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
DNF’d at 30% because it was not for me. It’s an excellently researched novel, but for me too much was being done at once with Nahr’s character. Plus I understand sexual assault happens, especially in war-torn and politically unstable environments, but it was too much for me to keep absorbing.
Please, if you can handle it do pick this up and don’t let me dissuade you, it’s clearly a 5 star read for most, and the writing is great, but be wary of the trigger warnings.
Please, if you can handle it do pick this up and don’t let me dissuade you, it’s clearly a 5 star read for most, and the writing is great, but be wary of the trigger warnings.
Unreal. No words. I will recommend this book to everyone in my life. The way she was describing Bilal i was starting to fall in love with him too
Everything in life is about perspective. Nahr's actions are all propelled by the lens she views the world through. Her reality is that of displacement, racism and violence. I was engrossed by her story told as she lives in solitary confinement after being jailed for her crimes.
dark
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes