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amerasuu's review against another edition
5.0
WOW!
I learnt so much. Interestingly I am connecting more with my Jewish heritage of late and this just made me ashamed that I could have a connection to the people stealing Palestinian land.
Highly recommend.
I started by reading the e-book but switched to the audiobook, which was great. The narrator has a calming voice and it made it feel more personal. It also gave me the correct pronunciations of the words. I do wish I could see a map of Raja's walks and maybe some photos too. It's a shame this can't be made into a doco.
I learnt so much. Interestingly I am connecting more with my Jewish heritage of late and this just made me ashamed that I could have a connection to the people stealing Palestinian land.
Highly recommend.
I started by reading the e-book but switched to the audiobook, which was great. The narrator has a calming voice and it made it feel more personal. It also gave me the correct pronunciations of the words. I do wish I could see a map of Raja's walks and maybe some photos too. It's a shame this can't be made into a doco.
annietate's review
5.0
My second read from Raja Shehedah and I enjoyed it even more than My Father and I, We Could’ve Been Friends. Shehedah does such a great job interweaving the history and geography of Palestine with personal histories and reflections. I came out of this book understanding so much more about how the Palestinian landscape has been altered by the Israeli occupation. A really great read if you’re trying to better understand the history of Palestine and how it’s been / is being affected.
alyssabookrecs's review against another edition
5.0
4.5 stars
The last chapter made me cry with the imagery of two men who just met, a Palestinian Arab and an Israeli Jew, having a heated debate about what has happened to the land in terms of conservation and theft, while eventually settling down to smoke some hashish. It’s a bittersweet, haunting ending to a wonderful book about different walks the writer has taken in Palestine, noting how the landscape of the country has been altered.
The last chapter made me cry with the imagery of two men who just met, a Palestinian Arab and an Israeli Jew, having a heated debate about what has happened to the land in terms of conservation and theft, while eventually settling down to smoke some hashish. It’s a bittersweet, haunting ending to a wonderful book about different walks the writer has taken in Palestine, noting how the landscape of the country has been altered.
churameru's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
3.75
susheela's review against another edition
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation and Racism
Moderate: Gaslighting
Minor: Grief