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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, War
Minor: Death
emotional
hopeful
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:
Yes
Have some reservations about the story, about how it navigates wealth and privilege (the plethora of servants and maids) and life in the diaspora. But the epilogue made me cry like a baby as it brought other things within myself to the surface
slow-paced
Read this for my Palestine Through Ethnography and Film class and it reinvigorated my love of reading. Reminded me of Louise Erdrich’s novels. This book will forever stay with me.
I found this book to be quite engaging; I loved all of the characters and she wrote so beautifully that I understood and embraced their struggles, motivations, hopes and dreams. Thank you for this
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
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:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
I may have not been in the mood for an emotional family drama, because for some reason, this didn’t fully work for me. I thought this was beautifully written, but I never fully connected with the characters. I also had some trouble with time while reading. Sometimes sections of a chapter would follow a non-linear timeline, and my brain would frequently lose track of what things were happening in the past versus present.