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stories_from_bookland's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Non è facile descrivere a parole quello che questo libro mi ha fatto provare.
Ho trovato tanta rabbia, tanta impotenza, tanto dolore, ma anche la forza di andare avanti quando non riesci a vedere nessun “avanti”, nessun futuro; il tentativo di continuare a vivere anche quando tutto intorno a te sta cadendo a pezzi, la voglia di continuare ad amare anche quando quello che vedi è soltanto odio.
Ma quanto può durare tutto questo? Anche se c’è questa forza straordinaria che ti spinge a voler vivere, a voler amare, a voler trovare la felicità, quanto a lungo riuscirà a sopravvivere in mezzo alla rovina e alla tragedia? Quando il dolore, o la morte, stanno dietro l’angolo?
Graphic: Violence and War
internationalreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
laravo21's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Violence, and War
avidlyalexis'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
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and War
annainthebooks'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? No
4.75
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Sexual content and Torture
Minor: Child abuse, Incest, Rape, and Dementia
theroyaltyreader's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, War, and Injury/Injury detail
literary_amazing's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Kidnapping
indaslicht's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Blood, and War
annreadsabook'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
While the novel primarily focuses on the life and lived experiences of Amal Abulheja, a girl born to Palestinian refugees who were ousted from their ancestral home during the Nakba, it also follows her entire family's trajectory, contemplating the ramifications of displacement and dispossession for her friends and loved ones.
I honestly am not sure that I have anything meaningful to add here because this book conveys everything so powerfully. However, I was particularly struck by Abulhawa's ability to convey the unending trauma experienced by Palestinian adults and children alike amidst the more universally relatable experiences such as childhood crushes and lasting friendships; the isolating sense of not only being an immigrant, but living abroad while one's family is suffering and struggling back home; and being brown in the United States (particularly, Philadelphia, where life is often viewed as being bifurcated between Black and white experiences). Finally, I found myself thinking about the immense privilege I and other people have of being able to wait until we are in a good headspace to delve into this book, while those living through such traumatic, heartbreaking circumstances don't have the ability to easily distance themselves from such pain and turmoil.
Anyway, all of this is to say that Mornings in Jenin is an absolutely stunning, but challenging, novel, and I think that everyone should place it on their reading lists if they haven't done so already.
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and War