Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa

22 reviews

amberinpieces's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, Dementia, Child death, Alcohol, and Death of parent

Minor: Racism, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Animal death, Kidnapping, and Animal cruelty

emeryboyd's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

This is a heartbreaking story of the suffering, strength and hope of the Palestinian people. And although these characters are fictional they represent the lives of real people. I hope that one day Palestine will be free, from the river to the sea. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Colonisation, Murder, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Torture, Gun violence, Death, War, Genocide, Hate crime, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Death of parent and Child death

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

teabeansss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Xenophobia, Hate crime, Grief, Gore, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Death, Murder, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Confinement, Colonisation, Blood, Torture, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Islamophobia, Death of parent, and War

chi__'s review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Deportation, Death, Trafficking, Blood, Death of parent, Dementia, Murder, Genocide, Child death, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Colonisation, Confinement, Grief, and Hate crime

Moderate: Pregnancy and Alcoholism

nightsista's review against another edition

5.0

Nothing could’ve prepared me for the heartbreak in this book. While it’s a fictional story, the historical events are real. Stories of immense tragedy are not fiction in the lives of Palestinians which is why this hits so hard. It may as well be a true story. I think a big take away from this is the generational trauma that Palestinians experience. Not only is the trauma passed on but it is ongoing. Every new generation has to face the same yet new brutal horrors inflicted by the occupying  power.


TW for extreme violence and gore Big TW for the Sabra and Shatila massacre 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Genocide, Islamophobia, Colonisation, Hate crime, Violence, Blood, Gun violence, Gore, Police brutality, Body horror, Child death, Death of parent, and Death

ile94's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, War, Violence, Death, Colonisation, Hate crime, Genocide, Racism, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Gun violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Blood and Child abuse

madelinekramer2021's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Physical abuse, Genocide, Death, Blood, Sexual violence, Colonisation, Rape, Body horror, War, Torture, Racism, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Grief, Death of parent, Xenophobia, and Sexual assault

raisinreads's review against another edition

emotional sad

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Blood, Colonisation, Confinement, Grief, Violence, and Pregnancy

nessreadsalot's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense 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? No

5.0

This beautifully written debut novel from Susan Abulhawa tells the story of four generations of the Palestinian Abulheja family. Beginning with their forced removal from Ein Hod in 1948 to the Jenin refugee camp where Amal is born and brings us through her life. We experience her childhood, love, loss, marriage and motherhood. 

From heartbreaking moments of loss to the wonderfully magical stories of joy this is a wonderful book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Genocide, Violence, Death, Child death, Blood, Grief, Mental illness, Torture, and War

hegesteindal74's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

In need of some editing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Deportation, Genocide, Child death, War, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Torture

Minor: Pregnancy