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The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar

14 reviews

kitten's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, War, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual violence

chelsl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual violence, Death, War, Child death, Grief, Sexual assault, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Terminal illness

rworrall78's review

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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? No

4.75

Gorgeous, challenging but uplifting. I loved the historical characters woven in to the story and the mythical and cultural ideas.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, War, Death of parent, Violence, and Child death

shannonbauchat's review

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, War, Death of parent, Violence, Sexual violence, and Death

cassimiranda's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, War, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Xenophobia, Death, Grief, Rape, Body horror, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

_fallinglight_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Sexual violence, Blood, Child death, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Sexual assault

Minor: Vomit and Cancer

zombiezami's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense

• 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

The situations that the protagonist and her family went through were mind-bendingly sad, and it's overwhelming, to say the least, to think of the staggering number of refugees who experience these terrors on a daily basis. The author's prose was gorgeous. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Medical content, War, Animal death, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Cancer

Displacement

megellebeereads's review

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence

kierscrivener's review

emotional

1.5

 
I do not think this is a bad book but man, did I find it impossible to read. I did finished it but the entire time felt like torture. and I don't know why? It is is a similar feeling to Bear and The Nightingale/Girl In The Tower where I acknowledge that the writing and story are not uninteresting but are so laborious to wade through.

I feel like I have to be authentic to my own experience and rate it one star but I feel conflicted as it is by no means a terrible book. It is simply not a my book, but just like Bear and The Nightingale I cannot acknowledge why I dislike it so much as it has so many parts that I normally love.

It revolves two storylines set 800 years apart, two young girls who crossdress and go on adventures/flee through war torn country when separated from loved ones.

I think the largest thing for me is I could not connect with the characters and it is not because of their experiences. I adore historical fiction and have read plenty of refugee stories and I normally find them hugely compelling however there is a disconnection between character and reader and not in a good way.

TW: violence, sexual violence


It tells a necessary story and I would pick up books by Zeyn Joukhadar in the future. I think it is worth noting that this is a debut and I find that often their first work is not as good. So not my cup of tea, but it could be yours. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Xenophobia, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

lil_micks's review

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective tense fast-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence