Reviews

Kad je mesec nisko by Nadia Hashimi

shirleytupperfreeman's review against another edition

I was captivated by this refugee story. Told in the voices of mother and son from Afghanistan, the novel reminded me of books by Khaled Hosseini - with a bit of Sophie's choice thrown in. The first half of the book is mostly Fereiba's story as she is raised by a meek father and dominating step-mother before finally finding love and stability with her husband Mahmood, their children and her teaching career. The second half of the book continues the family's story as they become refugees after Mahmood is killed by the Taliban. The good, the bad and the ugly parts of refugee life are portrayed in Saleem's and Fereiba's stories. Hashimi reminds us of the dual challenge of escaping from a place and escaping from memories. (I read the arc of this book to be published in July 2015)

bonky24's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring 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? No

3.0

shanmujin's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

3.5

sraybern's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

allysadventuresinbooks's review against another edition

3.0

I thought When the Moon is Low was a lovely book, but I found it hard to stay interested at parts. It is slow moving at times with nothing happening, but the book in it's entirety is very exciting. I was definitely rooting for Saleem and the whole family for their entire journey to make it to their destination!

I'm not sure how I felt about the ending. It was somewhat irritating not to find out if Saleem made the last stretch! However, it could be leading to a sequel, or maybe it was to leave to the reader's imagination? Which, either way, is cool.

It definitely highlighted to me that there are still issues in this world that need to be addressed, that's for sure.

whitedaylilies's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.5

epiv's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

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

1.5

alaiyo0685's review against another edition

3.0

Very anticlimactic ending...

filaret526's review against another edition

5.0

Excellent book about the sad decline in Afghanistan before the Soviet invasion and then the Taliban takeover. Really humanizes the plight of refugees trying to reunite with family. I wish there were one more chapter!

shailydc's review against another edition

3.0

I loved the first half or so that was all Fereiba's story, it had me in tears. Once the focus shifted to Saleem, it was just okay. The ending felt abrupt, I think there was more left to the story.