Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Amaneceres en Yenín by Susan Abulhawa

90 reviews

whatelizareads's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional informative sad 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, War

aristarcodisamo's review against another edition

2.75

emotional informative sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Violence, Police brutality, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War

Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Torture, Blood, Islamophobia, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Infertility, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Excrement, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Classism

lovedianna's review against another edition

5.0

emotional sad 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: N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War

lethargicbat's review against another edition

5.0

emotional 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: Complicated

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Truly made me cry like a baby several times. Abulhawa simultaneously writes so beautifully while also refusing to romanticize or dismiss the horrific acts of the occupation and the effects it had on four generations of a single family. 

I truly feel like no sentence is wasted, in both moving the plot along and in describing moments of hope and happiness that will make you so heartbroken when its destroyed. If I loved the book less, I feel like I could speak on it more, but I don't think a short review will ever be able to do it the justice it deserves. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Genocide, Torture, Blood, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Colonisation, War

Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Death of parent

Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Rape

sarasimper's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Violence, Death of parent, War

Moderate: Body horror, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Blood, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail

kt_schutte's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional informative 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Violence, War

Moderate: Gore, Torture, Grief, Medical trauma

lettuce_read's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Racism, War

Moderate: Torture, Kidnapping

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Incest, Rape

cafeconrachel's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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This might be the most powerful book I’ve ever read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Islamophobia, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, Deportation

wellreadred's review against another edition

5.0

emotional 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: No

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This book has stuck with me for six months and growing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide

kmerrow's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Simply heartbreaking. Wonderfully written as a fictional compliment to an historical backdrop. A perfect way to engage and inform the reader. Crucially embeds an emotional understanding of the Palestinian struggle. I wept.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Islamophobia, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy