Reviews tagging 'War'

We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria by Wendy Pearlman

3 reviews

guinness74's review against another edition

dark inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.0

This book puts a face (or at least a name) on the millions affected by the war in Syria and underscores that there is pure evil in the world, but fighting that evil comes in a gradient of what is right and wrong. And as hard as it is to read these words, it is nothing compared to the nightmare that these people have lived and continue to suffer.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Genocide, Torture, War, Murder, and Mass/school shootings

taylorpg's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This book is a new must read for me. I companion read this with As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh and it was an amazing experience. Reading these real life accounts created a much fuller narrative around the situation that was happening in As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow. This book deserves nothing less than 5 stars. Not only because it was a phenomenal book but because who am I to give a poor rating to these individuals’ stories. 

From an attention standpoint the stories keep you engaged and are all very short and concise so you can pick up the book and easily put it down after a short read and comeback. This book provides you with stories from people of many different backgrounds and covers a wide range of topics around the war. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Death, Murder, Police brutality, Violence, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Islamophobia, Trafficking, Torture, and War

regen20's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War