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mira2022's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.75
indukisreading's review
emotional
informative
reflective
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
4.0
kornwaiisms's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
tense
5.0
“Gaza became known as the exporter of oranges and short stories”. 🍊🍉📝
—a collection of 10 short stories by authors considered the fathers of the palestinian short story genre, and new voices as well, men and women. they depict the city of gaza in the way that they know it, their everyday life and struggles, through the characters that take life in their stories.
so many people have already lost their lives in this genocide, please do your part, you reading this. don't be silent. if it doesn't affect you, you're lucky, just like me. but aren't we all humans? my name's nastia, i'm from greece and i stand with palestine. from the river to the sea, palestine will be free. #freepalestine #istandwithpalestine 🇵🇸🌊
—a collection of 10 short stories by authors considered the fathers of the palestinian short story genre, and new voices as well, men and women. they depict the city of gaza in the way that they know it, their everyday life and struggles, through the characters that take life in their stories.
so many people have already lost their lives in this genocide, please do your part, you reading this. don't be silent. if it doesn't affect you, you're lucky, just like me. but aren't we all humans? my name's nastia, i'm from greece and i stand with palestine. from the river to the sea, palestine will be free. #freepalestine #istandwithpalestine 🇵🇸🌊
artemisadam's review
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
jadesg1's review
4.0
Some real gems in this one. My favorites were "Red Lights," "The Whore of Gaza", and "A White Flower for David."
shayneyj's review
4.0
4.5 stars
I was sent this book as part of a subscription with NinjaBox and I am so glad that I was. The writing in it was beautiful and even though on times you could tell that it had been translated, it didn’t spoil the powerful message and impact that these short stories put across. Of course, with this being an anthology, there are always some that are better than others and some that just stick with you.
This book was short in itself and to think that it then contain 10 short stories, you would think that they wouldn’t be that well put together. That the stories would feel short and rushed, but this book didn’t feel like that at all! This surprised me because that’s usually my problem with short stories. In fact, one of my favourite stories in the book, Red Lights, was literally only 3 pages long.
It was missing that something, some of the stories that weren’t as good, that just stopped it from being a 5/5 stars, which I wish I could’ve given it. There are more books in the series, which I cant wait to read; Book of Tokyo, Book of Rio, Book of Istanbul and so on.
I was sent this book as part of a subscription with NinjaBox and I am so glad that I was. The writing in it was beautiful and even though on times you could tell that it had been translated, it didn’t spoil the powerful message and impact that these short stories put across. Of course, with this being an anthology, there are always some that are better than others and some that just stick with you.
This book was short in itself and to think that it then contain 10 short stories, you would think that they wouldn’t be that well put together. That the stories would feel short and rushed, but this book didn’t feel like that at all! This surprised me because that’s usually my problem with short stories. In fact, one of my favourite stories in the book, Red Lights, was literally only 3 pages long.
It was missing that something, some of the stories that weren’t as good, that just stopped it from being a 5/5 stars, which I wish I could’ve given it. There are more books in the series, which I cant wait to read; Book of Tokyo, Book of Rio, Book of Istanbul and so on.
sunn_bleach's review against another edition
challenging
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
A collection of 10 short stories over the last several decades, featuring mostly character-driven narratives about life inside, outside, and in relation to the inside and outside of Gaza.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Xenophobia
Minor: Islamophobia
andnsaa's review
4.0
Lebih tepatnya, 3,5 bintang.
Dari awal lihat buku ini udah tertarik banget pengen tahu apa sih yang diceritain sama penulis-penulisnya soal Gaza. Penasaran kan apalagi sekarang lagi rame soal konflik sepanjang masa mereka yang belum juga menemukan titik terang :(
Ternyata, buku ini ga pas sama apa yang gue harap. Tapi, ceritanya tetap menarik dan gue suka sama sebagian besar penulis menuliskan kisahnya dengan bahasa yang puitis. Perasaan yang ingin disampaikan sama penulisnya sampai ke pembaca meskipun harus melewati penerjemah dulu :"
Salut juga sama penerjemahnya yang masih bisa membawa khas penulisnya. Kudos!
Anyway,
Aku paling suka sama yang judulnya Red Lights dan When I Cut Off Gaza's Head. Yang Red Lights ceritanya singkat banget daripada cerpen lain, tapi pesan yang ingin disampaikan cukup dalam dan aku tersentuh sama supir si pemeran utama yang diceritakan dari sudut pandang orang kedua. Selain itu, untuk cerpen When I Cut Off Gaza's Head suka banget sama endingnya yang plot twist! I should have seen that coming, tapi tetep aja gue syok :"
Rekomen buat yang suka sama kumpulan cerpen yang unik dan berbeda dari biasanya.
Dari awal lihat buku ini udah tertarik banget pengen tahu apa sih yang diceritain sama penulis-penulisnya soal Gaza. Penasaran kan apalagi sekarang lagi rame soal konflik sepanjang masa mereka yang belum juga menemukan titik terang :(
Ternyata, buku ini ga pas sama apa yang gue harap. Tapi, ceritanya tetap menarik dan gue suka sama sebagian besar penulis menuliskan kisahnya dengan bahasa yang puitis. Perasaan yang ingin disampaikan sama penulisnya sampai ke pembaca meskipun harus melewati penerjemah dulu :"
Salut juga sama penerjemahnya yang masih bisa membawa khas penulisnya. Kudos!
Anyway,
Aku paling suka sama yang judulnya Red Lights dan When I Cut Off Gaza's Head. Yang Red Lights ceritanya singkat banget daripada cerpen lain, tapi pesan yang ingin disampaikan cukup dalam dan aku tersentuh sama supir si pemeran utama yang diceritakan dari sudut pandang orang kedua. Selain itu, untuk cerpen When I Cut Off Gaza's Head suka banget sama endingnya yang plot twist! I should have seen that coming, tapi tetep aja gue syok :"
Rekomen buat yang suka sama kumpulan cerpen yang unik dan berbeda dari biasanya.