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4.56 AVERAGE
4.56 AVERAGE
Indubitably, a powerful book on Israel-Palestine "conflict" that everyone should read, especially in these sad days. It makes the reader understand collective feeling of Palestinian people. So the book deserves 5 stars. Still, I think that, when suffering became too much, the book works less well, as the author was able to make the reader feels the collective suffering better than the private ones. Also, the final "kind of" happy end doesn't really makes me more positive about the future/humanking. On the contrary, this book changed my perspective on the question: How could the Holocaust happen? which become, for me: How can it be that people who came from Holocaust did the very same thing to other people? We human are really really hopeless
I’m glad I read this, even though I recently learned the author is antisemetic and a vocal supporter of the Oct 7 Hamas attacks. Yikes.
But…. I learned things here. I gained an understanding of basic backstory and current events. There’s enormous value in attaching a human narrative to a complicated series of headlines.
Now there’s the risk that I have only heard one side of the story, so I need to work to correct that. But one side of the story and a basic understanding is a lot further than I was before.
But…. I learned things here. I gained an understanding of basic backstory and current events. There’s enormous value in attaching a human narrative to a complicated series of headlines.
Now there’s the risk that I have only heard one side of the story, so I need to work to correct that. But one side of the story and a basic understanding is a lot further than I was before.
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
informative
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I had to work to be objective while reading this book because I come from a very pro Israel point of view. I felt compelled to do some fact checking as I read, and most things did check out as factual. However, the "massacre" at the end of the book did not. Even the official Palestinian group named less than 100 casualties in a camp of over 13,000. According to an Internet source: "Subsequent investigations and reports by the United Nations, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Time Magazine, and the BBC all concluded there was no massacre of civilians."
This is not to say that it was not a horrible event. Amnesty International did find evidence of war crimes.
But--despite my own prejudices and the obvious bias of the author, it is an important story and needs to be heard. The world felt compelled to do something for the Jewish people in 1948. We should feel compelled to do something for Palestinians as well. Difficult stories require painful acknowledgment that both sides have something to tell us.
This is not to say that it was not a horrible event. Amnesty International did find evidence of war crimes.
But--despite my own prejudices and the obvious bias of the author, it is an important story and needs to be heard. The world felt compelled to do something for the Jewish people in 1948. We should feel compelled to do something for Palestinians as well. Difficult stories require painful acknowledgment that both sides have something to tell us.
emotional
slow-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
There are no words to describe how I felt while reading this book. This is a book about loss, about love, about life, and most importantly about family.
This book talks about four generations of a single Palestinian family who have been evicted from their own land and struggled through the wars and siege imposed by the Israelis.
I have loved the story and the style of the writer. Her style made me feel like I was there walking under the olive trees in Ein Hood, eating "Maklooba", and witnessing the war crimes against the Palestinian children.
I believe that this story deserves a 5 star rating for letting the world know about the stolen lives of the Palestinians.
This book talks about four generations of a single Palestinian family who have been evicted from their own land and struggled through the wars and siege imposed by the Israelis.
I have loved the story and the style of the writer. Her style made me feel like I was there walking under the olive trees in Ein Hood, eating "Maklooba", and witnessing the war crimes against the Palestinian children.
I believe that this story deserves a 5 star rating for letting the world know about the stolen lives of the Palestinians.
challenging
emotional
informative
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
un libro che tutti dovrebbero leggere almeno una volta nella vita
straziante è dir poco
straziante è dir poco
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes