Reviews

Silence Is a Sense by Layla AlAmmar

stephmcoakley's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Islamophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Abandonment, Child abuse, Confinement, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Murder, Religious bigotry, War, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Death, Cultural appropriation, Domestic abuse, and Grief

shelby92's review against another edition

challenging 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? It's complicated

3.5

ultimatesloth's review

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

panthergirl's review

5.0

Wow. Blown away.

storyshory's review

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

readingwithmygoldens's review

5.0

Another incredible story. I’ve had a good streak lately.

Rtc.

zellm's review

5.0

Really well written, being stuck in a character's head can be hit or miss, but Rana's character was one whose thoughts I deeply enjoyed exploring. Haunting and symbolic, with powerful social commentary that doesn't cross the line into feeling preachy.

abookishendeavor's review

4.0

4.5

margaret21's review against another edition

5.0

A young Syrian refugee, traumatised by her recent life in Syria, the loss of contact with her boyfriend and her family, and by her journey of horror to relative safety in the UK is an elective mute. From her tower block sanctuary she observes the lives of her neighbours in their homes. As 'The Voiceless', she writes magazine articles trying to explain and make sense of her experiences. Gradually, silently, she begins to venture out, and discovers, through visiting the local mosque, a bookstore and the local corner shop whose owner becomes the victim of a racist murder, that she in becoming inexorably connected to her community. This book engagingly explores what it means to be a refugee and to need asylum, and how fundamental human connection is to survival.

suitcaselife's review

challenging informative 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

4.0