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meganpbell's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Blood, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Medical content, Sexual violence, Misogyny, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence and Hate crime
ruthhelizabeth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Torture, War, Racism, Body shaming, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Gore, Colonisation, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Physical abuse, Blood, and Gun violence
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
jonezzzing's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Colonisation, Murder, and Police brutality
Moderate: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Rape, and Death
Minor: Animal cruelty and Blood
emily_mh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, War, Gun violence, Violence, Racism, Rape, and Murder
Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Grief, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Excrement, Animal cruelty, Blood, and Ableism
bergha1998's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.75
“Sometimes it’s inevitable for the past to be forgotten, especially if the present is no less horrific.”
“The truth of it will never stop chasing me.”
Graphic: Murder, Religious bigotry, Blood, Racism, Confinement, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, and War
bookishbrenbren's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I did think this book was well-written and compelling but to be honest, the second half of the book was so boring that it ruined the book for me. And the first half was so grotesque, both with violence and body horror, that I was looking for the second half to save it, so was let down doubly. While the book had moments that were compelling, especially the character development of the MC, and the portrait of modern life under israeli occupation, the vast majority of it was just a list of uneventful actions, e.g., "she got in the car, she walked into the museum, she looked at this thing, she looked at that thing," ad nauseam. Whatever the point of that particularly literary tool was, it was lost on me and I can say confidently, it was over-used.
Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, Animal death, Rape, Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Islamophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Torture, Child death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, and Sexism
marjoleinvanderspoel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Racism, Rape, and War
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Blood, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
ladysanctuary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence