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Safe Haven by Shankari Chandran

theverticalbookshelf's review

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challenging dark hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced
  • 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? No

4.75

maryvdb2024's review against another edition

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4.0

4.5 * An excellent book focussed on Sri Lankan asylum seekers detained in a detention centre on an Island of Australia. Action packed storyline told with empathy and heart. The characters are totally plausible and the picture painted of “not knowing” detainees as yet another form of torture is sickening and chastening. There is nothing humane about “detaining” asylum seekers. It is not and never will be humane. A must read book for our times.

jamesjoyc's review

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dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

dearkatie's review

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad slow-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? Yes

4.25

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daniellemgreen17's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

anishnasunil's review against another edition

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emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced
  • 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? N/A

3.75

claudia_'s review

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • 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

lillieslibraryy's review

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challenging dark emotional informative mysterious 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

4.0

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soaliha's review

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious tense 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

Wow. What a beautiful, poignant, perfect book about the power of community and what we can all achieve when we come together behind a common goal. It’s obvious upon reading that this novel is heavily inspired by the Biloela Community and their relentless (and highly publicised) fight to keep Nades, Priya and their two little girls in Australia after they were almost deported. Safe Haven is about a lot of things, but overwhelmingly, it is about the indomitable human spirit. It was one of my best reads of the year. Five stars.

tovahreadsbooks's review

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dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.5