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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief
"I wonder if there is somebody out there who loves the smuggler man, if anybody loves all the mean, unlovable people in the world. I wonder if bad men are good sometimes, when we aren't looking".
Será que as pessoas más neste mundo entendem, compreendem efetivamente o que significa amar e ser amado. O que significa o amor que se tem pela família e o sentimento de pertencer a alguém ou a algum lugar? O que move aqueles que com toda e qualquer ação criam distância, temor, ódio e violência para os outros? O que há dentro deles? Para onde leva o mapa interno destas pessoas?
"The Map of Salt and Stars" é uma história de coragem, perseverança e luta pelo direito de pertencer. Pelo direito de pertencer a uma família, a um lugar, de pertencer a si mesmo. Por encontrar o mapa para dentro de si mesmo e ousar imaginar um mundo em que a soberania das pessoas seja mais importante do que as linhas imaginárias que traçamos no mundo para gerar distâncias entre nós. Ousar imaginar que vivemos em um mundo de pessoas, e não de territórios. Que aquilo que nos faz quem somos, não deveria servir para nos separar, mas para nos aproximar. Que é possível sonhar com um mundo em que as semelhanças sejam capazes de amenizar as diferenças.
Será que as pessoas más neste mundo entendem, compreendem efetivamente o que significa amar e ser amado. O que significa o amor que se tem pela família e o sentimento de pertencer a alguém ou a algum lugar? O que move aqueles que com toda e qualquer ação criam distância, temor, ódio e violência para os outros? O que há dentro deles? Para onde leva o mapa interno destas pessoas?
"The Map of Salt and Stars" é uma história de coragem, perseverança e luta pelo direito de pertencer. Pelo direito de pertencer a uma família, a um lugar, de pertencer a si mesmo. Por encontrar o mapa para dentro de si mesmo e ousar imaginar um mundo em que a soberania das pessoas seja mais importante do que as linhas imaginárias que traçamos no mundo para gerar distâncias entre nós. Ousar imaginar que vivemos em um mundo de pessoas, e não de territórios. Que aquilo que nos faz quem somos, não deveria servir para nos separar, mas para nos aproximar. Que é possível sonhar com um mundo em que as semelhanças sejam capazes de amenizar as diferenças.
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
emotional
mysterious
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:
No
This is a heartbreaking and beautiful book. The language effectively and poetically evokes the main character's synesthesia while relating a legend from long ago. I listened to this as an audiobook and the performance was absolutely wonderful. I recommend this book to all of my friends and family.
"What need do we have of borders drawn in blood across God’s creation?”
This is one of those books I can objectively say is well written and is an important story, but for whatever reason I couldn’t connect to it as much as I hoped. At times it’s trying too hard to be profound, especially in its dialogue, where a 12-year old consistently drops poetic pearls of wisdom. I did enjoy the parallel journeys 1,000 years apart, and I learned a lot, so there’s that.
This is one of those books I can objectively say is well written and is an important story, but for whatever reason I couldn’t connect to it as much as I hoped. At times it’s trying too hard to be profound, especially in its dialogue, where a 12-year old consistently drops poetic pearls of wisdom. I did enjoy the parallel journeys 1,000 years apart, and I learned a lot, so there’s that.
adventurous
challenging
informative
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:
Complicated
This book was really great. I am glad that, in my quest to find some fiction books dealing with the Syrian refugee crisis, I stumbled upon this book.
It was a bit confusing at times, mostly in the sections with Rawiya (not so much in the more modern sections), and it was physically hard for me to read the poetry at the start of each section due to how they were aligned. I absolutely saw the vision Joukhadar had with aligning that poetry in the shape of each country that the sections would take place in, but I just couldn't follow it on the page very well. These reasons are why I opted for a 3.5-star rating instead of a 5-star rating. However, the sections about Rawiya did prompt me to want to learn more about al-Idrisi and I do plan to research more about him!
All of that said, I think this was beautifully written and it is definitely something I would recommend for others.
I also saw on Instagram that the author has endometriosis. If you (Zeyn Joukhadar, or anyone else with endometriosis) are reading this, I want to wish you so much love. Signed, another endo warrior. ❤️🩹
It was a bit confusing at times, mostly in the sections with Rawiya (not so much in the more modern sections), and it was physically hard for me to read the poetry at the start of each section due to how they were aligned. I absolutely saw the vision Joukhadar had with aligning that poetry in the shape of each country that the sections would take place in, but I just couldn't follow it on the page very well. These reasons are why I opted for a 3.5-star rating instead of a 5-star rating. However, the sections about Rawiya did prompt me to want to learn more about al-Idrisi and I do plan to research more about him!
All of that said, I think this was beautifully written and it is definitely something I would recommend for others.
I also saw on Instagram that the author has endometriosis. If you (Zeyn Joukhadar, or anyone else with endometriosis) are reading this, I want to wish you so much love. Signed, another endo warrior. ❤️🩹
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Trafficking, War
Moderate: Child death, Misogyny, Medical content, Death of parent, Colonisation
Minor: Cancer, Mental illness, Terminal illness
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
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:
No
Probably would’ve liked this more but everyone (including the book itself) compared this to Khaled Hosseini and that’s just setting expectations too high :/