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Shatila Stories by Fatima Omar Ghazawi, Rayan Mohamad Sukkar, Samih Mahmoud, Safiya Badran, Nashwa Gowanlock, Hiba Mareb, Nibal Alalo, Safa Khaled Algharbawi, Omar Abdellatif Alndaf, Omar Khaled Ahmad
3 reviews
sanctuary's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Child death, Physical abuse, Grief, War, and Violence
Moderate: Abandonment and Adult/minor relationship
emmehooks's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This book had such a cool concept - a collection of short stories by varying authors living as refugees in Lebanon all woven into one continuous and interwoven story.
The extras (voice notes, videos, recommendations, reflection questions) included with the Audrey audiobook really deepened my experience
The extras (voice notes, videos, recommendations, reflection questions) included with the Audrey audiobook really deepened my experience
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Racial slurs, Grief, Sexism, Xenophobia, Ableism, Physical abuse, and Medical content
Moderate: Death of parent, Gun violence, Drug abuse, War, Violence, and Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
martha_is_reading's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Shatila Stories was every bit as unique and memorable as I had hoped when my friend first sent it my way. Periene Press worked with nine refugees in the Shatila camp in Beirut to produce a set of interwoven short stories, and the result was a moving portrait of life in the camp. There were some triggering themes which I'll put in spoiler brackets below, but I thought they were tackled respectfully and were woven into the complex picture of life in a place that is not one's home, but has to become one's community out of necessity. The Shatila camp represents something that should be temporary for those displaced against their will, but it is also a seemingly permanent construction that has existed since the 1940s. Dangerously low-hanging electrical wires are coupled with housing and a community centre, it's a place of contradiction, and I thought that this book really brought that to life through achingly human stories.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Physical abuse, and Death
Minor: Alcoholism
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