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De sterren boven Bagdad by Gina Wilkinson

3 reviews

ameliafr7's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Stalking, Sexism, Alcohol, Terminal illness, War, Death of parent, and Police brutality

Minor: Sexual violence

betag1013's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Physical abuse, Sexism, Chronic illness, Violence, Confinement, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Grief, Misogyny, Death of parent, Classism, Death, Murder, Blood, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Cancer, Stalking, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

I thought this book had really good tension, and I got really worried about the characters. It's written well. When I picked it up, I assumed that it was written by an Iraqi writer, but it's by a white woman who was a journalist in Iraq. And that just feels a little... exploitative? Her author's note just sounded gross and defensive, so that kind of soured the book for me. I probably won't read this writer again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Stalking, and Police brutality

Moderate: Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, War, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Classism

Minor: Kidnapping, Alcohol, Death, and Gun violence