Reviews

A Bottle in the Gaza Sea by Valérie Zenatti

edtebay196's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective

3.25

julianam's review

fast-paced

2.0

imikayla72's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

kay_341's review

adventurous emotional fast-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

3.5

 - THE WAY HE DESCRIBES HER. HE LEARNED WHAT HER NAME MEANS. (chapter 12)
- relationship development was good!
- ending felt inconclusive 

heregoesnothing's review

hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

julitre's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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? N/A

5.0

sharleen_e's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

sophie5927's review against another edition

4.0

J’ai beaucoup aimé ce livre! La plupart des livres en français pour les jeunes de mon âge ne sont pas très bons (du moins de mon expérience et à mon avis, si vous avez des recommendations laissez-moi savoir ci dessous s’il vous plait) mais celui-ci était bien écrit, facile à lire et intéressant. Je pense que ceci était en partie à cause du concept; au lieu d’un drame stupide, Tal et Naïm avaient des problèmes réels et le contexte socio-culturel était très intéressant. En somme, c’est un livre 4,5 étoiles pour moi et je pense que c’est une lecture que tout les jeunes de mon âge devraient lire.

abigailbat's review

4.0

When Israeli teenager Tal witnesses a bombing, she begins to write. She writes about her life, about how the bombing made her feel, and about how she longs for peace with Palestine. She puts her letter in a bottle and throws it in the Gaza sea, hoping that someone on the other side will find it and start a conversation. She's not expecting to hear from "Gazaman", an irreverant, angry young Palestinian man. Through a series of email exchanges, they get to know each other and Tal realizes that there are no easy answers in her quest for peace.

I love that this book shows two sides of the war and it would make a great book for discussion. I'd be willing to bet that many teens in America know hardly anything about the Israeli-Palestinian War and this book will bring it to life. I'd pair it with Habibi by Naomi Shihab Nye.

Read more on my blog:
http://abbylibrarian.blogspot.com/2008/11/book-review-bottle-in-gaza-sea.html

pygmalyoongi's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0