Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh

5 reviews

skye_era_books's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

I don’t know that I have ever read a book more heart wrenching than this. My heart broke and put itself together again many times throughout this story. And the fact that this is the reality of many Syrians absolutely kills me. I beg that we someday see a Free Syria, Free Palestine, Free Sudan, Free Congo, and all those who are fighting for freedom. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Murder, Genocide, Child death, Medical content, Rape, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Death, Gun violence, Body horror, Blood, Violence, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Torture, Islamophobia, Mental illness, and Misogyny

spicyspookypotato's review

inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Colonisation, War, Sexual harassment, Blood, Rape, Mental illness, Genocide, Violence, Death, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

imperaitrice's review

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Genocide, Murder, Sexual harassment, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Suicide, Suicide attempt, War, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

raereads23's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Child death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, Death of parent, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Colonisation, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual assault

maim_mona's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

The beginning of the book was a little miserable, her writing is so smooth and well paced you don't realise when you get sucked in, my first war novel as such, barrings things like hunger games cause the arena is still rather artificial in some sense. Kenan is every green flag in the book, rightfully the unconventional hero and salama being the heroine that well and truly takes the centre stage.

when I say finding out Layla was a hallucination, did me in, bro the rug was pulled out from right under my feet quite literally. I was in near tears; didn't think I'd miss khawf in the end but the author managed to do that as well. <spoiler/> my blood pressure was consistently fluctuating and oh my was my anxiety through the roof, there's this deep dread that the author builds up from the very first page and what a wonderful climax it has. Burned through the book and look forward to more writing from her cause buy can she wrote angst. Even in the midst of this chaos, my heart fluttered and soared and beat for salama and Kenan.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, War, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Torture, Mental illness, Colonisation, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Death

Moderate: Sexual violence, Vomit, Torture, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexual harassment, Grief, Medical content, Murder, and Blood

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