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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
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
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
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
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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
A harrowing story with a hopeful ending. This book is hard to read and made even harder because so many people have gone through a version of this story. There are a lot of difficult situations in this book that the author handles very well. I really enjoyed how the fable and real life intertwined.
emotional
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:
No
adventurous
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
emotional
reflective
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
The parallel storyline dragged at times, but I enjoyed this.
This debut takes us through twelve-year-old Noor’s journey as her family moves from New York to Syria in 2011, then is almost immediately forced to flee Syria once the war begins and her home is destroyed. This book is written in two timelines, present day, and a “fable” timeline from many centuries ago, connected by a love of map-making.
The author writes lovely descriptions, especially of the colors, foods and settings. You can taste and see and smell your surroundings beautifully.
Trigger warnings:
Please excuse typos/name misspellings. Entered on screen reader.
The author writes lovely descriptions, especially of the colors, foods and settings. You can taste and see and smell your surroundings beautifully.
Trigger warnings:
Spoiler
violence, sexual assault, attempted rapePlease excuse typos/name misspellings. Entered on screen reader.