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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
What a well crafted collection of stories exploring Palestinian identity. This was very good, the stories are incredibly short but do such a great job at sucking you in while also giving you an incredible sense of the particular time in Palestinian history they refer to. A rich reading experience for sure.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
emotional
informative
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:
No
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
If you’re a fan of Susan Abulhawa books I would love to recommend this one. It’s a collection of short stories exploring what it means to be a Palestinian especially in Gaza.
I’m choking on my own tears. Highly recommend.
I’m choking on my own tears. Highly recommend.
“It all happens in a split second. Zahra is blown backwards by a blast of hot air. Her first thought is that she’s been hit by a motorbike. For a moment she can see only smoke. Then, as she gets to her feet, she realises these aren’t exhaust fumes. As the smoke clears white petals appear scattered across the pavement. And in between all the white, patches of red. Not flat spots of it, but pieces. Clumps. Threads and stems of red. The humming above her fades. She looks up at the sky. Birds quietly scatter. Something about their silence makes her stiffen like plaster. She can’t feel her feet.”
- The Sea Cloak, Nayrouz Qarmout
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This is truly a mighty collection of short stories especially when you are familiar with Palestine history and issues. 14 short stories featured in this book did enough to show what people in Gaza is going through every day. The book began with the titular tale ‘the sea cloak’ and let me tell you, the first story already broke me. The normalcy one would crave to just want to live in peace, to not being reminded that there’s intense illegal occupation by zionist and to helplessly seeing death and misery over and over again while the whole world choose to ignore. Daily tribulations faced by Palestinians in Gaza is emboldened in each story. Due to that, i will not choose favourite as all of the 14 stories touched the core of my heart. I am particularly grateful for the end notes that some stories has to show how related these short stories with every real events or incidents that happened in Palestine. This is the first Palestinian female author that i have read and i am ashamed to admit it. When it comes to Palestine subject matter, i gravitated towards the memoir and history books thus ended up overlooking Palestinian Literature and Fictional works. Before i proceed to end my review, let me do a brief introduction on the author. She was born in Damascus and returned to the Gaza Strip as part of the 1994 Israeli-Palestinian Peace Agreement. Besides being an author, she’s also women’s rights campaigner.
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Last but not least to correspond for those who are still clueless on Palestine and Israel issue or kept saying whatever happened between Palestine and Israel is a Conflict or War, check your facts. The fight is not equal, the land takeover is illegal, It is obviously Apartheid and settler colonialism at its best and you don’t have to be muslims to acknowledge that there is injustice against Palestinians. You just need to be human.
- The Sea Cloak, Nayrouz Qarmout
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This is truly a mighty collection of short stories especially when you are familiar with Palestine history and issues. 14 short stories featured in this book did enough to show what people in Gaza is going through every day. The book began with the titular tale ‘the sea cloak’ and let me tell you, the first story already broke me. The normalcy one would crave to just want to live in peace, to not being reminded that there’s intense illegal occupation by zionist and to helplessly seeing death and misery over and over again while the whole world choose to ignore. Daily tribulations faced by Palestinians in Gaza is emboldened in each story. Due to that, i will not choose favourite as all of the 14 stories touched the core of my heart. I am particularly grateful for the end notes that some stories has to show how related these short stories with every real events or incidents that happened in Palestine. This is the first Palestinian female author that i have read and i am ashamed to admit it. When it comes to Palestine subject matter, i gravitated towards the memoir and history books thus ended up overlooking Palestinian Literature and Fictional works. Before i proceed to end my review, let me do a brief introduction on the author. She was born in Damascus and returned to the Gaza Strip as part of the 1994 Israeli-Palestinian Peace Agreement. Besides being an author, she’s also women’s rights campaigner.
.
.
Last but not least to correspond for those who are still clueless on Palestine and Israel issue or kept saying whatever happened between Palestine and Israel is a Conflict or War, check your facts. The fight is not equal, the land takeover is illegal, It is obviously Apartheid and settler colonialism at its best and you don’t have to be muslims to acknowledge that there is injustice against Palestinians. You just need to be human.
challenging
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced