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lectricefeministe's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Bullying, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Confinement, Murder, Gore, Violence, War, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Genocide, Religious bigotry, and Sexual assault
npolanchik's review against another edition
3.0
The first half depicts the rape and murder of a Palestinian woman in the 40s whereas the second half follows a modern-day Palestinian woman fixated on this one murder, generations later.
There’s such detail and description that I got lost with the audiobook and wavered attention in the first half. I do think there is probably much symbolism, metaphor, and connections I missed by not reading the physical copy.
Graphic: Gun violence, War, Rape, Misogyny, Torture, Murder, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry
lexihan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Religious bigotry, War, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexism, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Hate crime, Torture, Colonisation, and Sexual violence
amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Genocide, War, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Violence, Gore, Hate crime, Colonisation, and Rape
bergha1998's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
“Sometimes it’s inevitable for the past to be forgotten, especially if the present is no less horrific.”
“The truth of it will never stop chasing me.”
Graphic: Murder, Religious bigotry, Blood, Racism, Confinement, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, and War
addiesbookshelf_'s review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Gun violence, Racism, Colonisation, and War
readingwithcoffee's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Colonisation, Murder, Death, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Rape, Violence, and Xenophobia
yomireads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Religious bigotry, War, and Gun violence
ecn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: War, Torture, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, Xenophobia, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Police brutality, Murder, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Genocide, Death, and Body horror
bookishbrenbren's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I did think this book was well-written and compelling but to be honest, the second half of the book was so boring that it ruined the book for me. And the first half was so grotesque, both with violence and body horror, that I was looking for the second half to save it, so was let down doubly. While the book had moments that were compelling, especially the character development of the MC, and the portrait of modern life under israeli occupation, the vast majority of it was just a list of uneventful actions, e.g., "she got in the car, she walked into the museum, she looked at this thing, she looked at that thing," ad nauseam. Whatever the point of that particularly literary tool was, it was lost on me and I can say confidently, it was over-used.
Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, Animal death, Rape, Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Islamophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Torture, Child death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, and Sexism