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As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh
88 reviews
mald626'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Medical content, Torture, Murder, Gore, Child death, Violence, War, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, and Pregnancy
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Trafficking, and Xenophobia
gaetkoguy'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Medical trauma, Murder, Gun violence, Blood, Death, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, and Gore
Moderate: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Mental illness, Violence, and War
Minor: Vomit and Panic attacks/disorders
luckykosmos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
There's a tension from this book of knowing half of what's ahead, and not knowing if that's what's happening there. When it does, it isn't predictable; when it doesn't, the tension remains, because you're not out of the trenches yet. The author walks you through the horrors of living through war, how it doesn't really end, and you can't set it aside, but the love of the moment can be stronger. Katouh has just announced her second book, and I know I'll pick it up right away.
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Gun violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, War, Mass/school shootings, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Rape
bedtimesandbooks'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Genocide, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Blood, Violence, Torture, Medical content, War, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Gore, and Police brutality
yazzy_annalise'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? It's complicated
4.5
I do wish that the story moved a tad bit slower, but I think it was a writing choice to be able to make real life events fit the story timeline. There is a reveal in the book that I think came out kind of suddenly and it threw me off the story for a moment, but it also makes sense how sudden that reveal is because living alone and then introducing a new person into your life can bring many realities into sharp relief.
It was particularly impactful to be reading this during the 2023 Gazan genocide where the main character is asking and pleading time and again how the world could let this continue to happen and thinking something this terrible will never happen again, and every time I had to write an annotation in conversation with the main character that it's worse than it ever was because we are watching the atrocities on our phones live and nothing is being done.
Ultimately, I think everyone should read this book. It is in the similar vein as Mornings in Jenin. While I think this book is easier to read and digest, it is just as impactful.
Graphic: War, Violence, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Medical trauma, Grief, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Torture, Sexual assault, Rape, Pregnancy, and Medical content
rosinawrites7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Medical trauma, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Body horror, War, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Medical content, Death, Police brutality, Mental illness, Gore, Genocide, Death of parent, Confinement, Child death, and Blood
chelsea0694's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, War, Body horror, Grief, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Child death, Mass/school shootings, and Death
fazington'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Sexism, Child death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Blood, Confinement, Grief, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Violence, and War
elizabethgreads'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
Graphic: Grief, Death, War, Child death, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Medical trauma
Minor: Death of parent
clavishorti's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
“Auntie—don’t cry—when I go to Heaven—I’ll tell God—everything.”
Graphic: Torture, Genocide, Murder, Gun violence, War, Death, Violence, and Grief
Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Rape, Pregnancy, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood