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bashsbooks's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
I wish I had a whole discussion group, full of individuals of wide backgrounds, to engage with about I Saw Ramallah. I must confess upfront that I definitely did not understand all of it - my knowledge of Palestine and its history is woefully limited, and I'm still trying to fill in those gaps. That said, what I did understand was beautifully written and agonizingly heartbreaking in content. To be ripped from your homeland, from your family, to be painted as the agressor, to lose your loved ones thousands of miles from yourself - I cannot imagine any of these horrors, but Barghouti gives raw and gutting approximation in how he writes. I need my own copy of this - there are too many poignant passages for me to quote one or two here.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Xenophobia, Death, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Colonisation, Deportation, and Grief
Moderate: Gun violence and War
Minor: Pregnancy, Hate crime, and Miscarriage
ellawalken's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
honeyvoiced's review against another edition
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation, Grief, and Death
bright_eyed_and_bookish's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
My first impression of this is that the writing style is super compelling and interesting for a memoir. I notice that some passages flow like stream of consciousness while others involve deep thought and require time to process. Barghouti conveys the severity of the Palestinian predicament while mixing in what seems like some dry humor. The fact that he has resorted to treating his story as a farce makes it even more devastating, but in these circumstances, one must cope.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Grief
Moderate: War, Genocide, and Xenophobia
picoledenaranja's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Death, Violence, Colonisation, Grief, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Torture, and War
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