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jassiecones's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Gore, War, Blood, and Gun violence
rustedtrains's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation, Violence, Grief, Genocide, Gun violence, War, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Child death
Minor: Body horror and Blood
readingduckling's review
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-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? No
5.0
I'm not sure how to rate this book I'm giving it 5 stars because it's extremely important and the storys are gripping and emotional. I really recommend reading it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Child death, Death of parent, War, and Blood
mirandaleighhhh's review
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5.0
This isn't a review as much as it is a scream into the ether to please read this. Each and every contributor is exceptionally brave and resilient (two things they shouldn't have to be), and I feel nauseous imagining what they have has to endure since this was published, if they have survived. RIP Refaat Alareer.
"Hope of their return was their only motive, their only sustainer" - House, Refaat Alareer
"That lonely drop was followed by a flood of uncountable tears that rushed fast to express their utter grief." - Once Upon a Dawn, Shahd Awadallah
"My shadow grew sadder and taller than me" - Scars, Aya Rabah
"I am carrying bags of dazzling stars. They are heavy but useless, because they are not hung in the vast sky" - Scars, Aya Rabah
"Because many people around the world think they have the right to speak on their behalf, Palestinians are suffering two opposing stereotypical images that are equally disturbing and doing the just cause injustice: the Palestinian as a helpless victim, a mere object of sympathy, or as a bloodthirsty savage. Palestinians are neither." - Hanan Habashi
"Hope of their return was their only motive, their only sustainer" - House, Refaat Alareer
"That lonely drop was followed by a flood of uncountable tears that rushed fast to express their utter grief." - Once Upon a Dawn, Shahd Awadallah
"My shadow grew sadder and taller than me" - Scars, Aya Rabah
"I am carrying bags of dazzling stars. They are heavy but useless, because they are not hung in the vast sky" - Scars, Aya Rabah
"Because many people around the world think they have the right to speak on their behalf, Palestinians are suffering two opposing stereotypical images that are equally disturbing and doing the just cause injustice: the Palestinian as a helpless victim, a mere object of sympathy, or as a bloodthirsty savage. Palestinians are neither." - Hanan Habashi
Content Warnings
Moderate: War, Death of parent, Violence, Xenophobia, and Child death
alyssabookrecs's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
RIP Refaat Alareer, murdered by Israel, the US, and their bombs.
Gaza Writes Back is a remarkable collection of short stories from Gazan writers exploring trauma, war, grief, life, family, homeland, refugee status, and so much more. My only wish is I had read it ten years ago when it was first suggested to me by one of the writers included in it. 💔
Gaza Writes Back is a remarkable collection of short stories from Gazan writers exploring trauma, war, grief, life, family, homeland, refugee status, and so much more. My only wish is I had read it ten years ago when it was first suggested to me by one of the writers included in it. 💔
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Colonisation, Death, Genocide, Grief, Islamophobia, Body horror, and Blood
tinareads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
may Refaat Alareer rest in peace. If you are looking to read Palestinian fiction, I think this should be one of the first books you pick up. Although this was published in 2014, a decade ago, you could apply any of these stories to present day, as the suffering of Palestinians is still ongoing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, and Death
Minor: Sexual assault
georgiarybanks's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death, Death, War, and Colonisation
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