Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Wrong End of the Telescope by Rabih Alameddine

4 reviews

alyxinthestars's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer

Moderate: Death and Racism

alyssatuininga's review

adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective 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? No

4.5

I picked this book up as part of my around-the-world challenge. The author is Lebanese. This story is about a trans woman from Lebanon who travels to Lesbos, Greece to help Middle Eastern refugees arriving on the shores of Lesbos as refugees. The book is actually a venue to tell the story of different refugees, including the main character and an author she meets. The writing in this book is absolutely beautiful, almost poetry. The characters are deep, complex, and feel so real, even some characters we only see for a few pages. My only complaint about the book is that it can be slightly disjointed. There were stories that I dearly oved and wanted to read more of. Some of the stories were less interesting and felt like they could have been skipped. Overall a fantastic book and I will definitely read more of his books. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Death, Sexual violence, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, and War

piecesofamber's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Islamophobia, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War

ash_ton's review

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Suicide, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and War

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, and Death of parent