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ash_ton's review
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.25
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
tracey1981's review
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
This novel is packed with many different refugee stories in addition to the main story about a doctor and a writer (and their friends/family) supporting newly arrived Syrian refugees in Lesbos. I felt like I got a short story collection and a novel all-in-one and all of it brilliant. There is lots of hardship and sadness here but also humour, kindness, anger, a full range of human emotion & expression which brings the story of Syrian refugees to multi-dimensional life in ways I have rarely seen. Highly recommended.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, and War