Reviews tagging 'War'

Häuser aus Sand by Hala Alyan

55 reviews

mads1706's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Terminal illness, Death, and Grief

Minor: Alcoholism and Death of parent

lcg527's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Torture

mscalls's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Dementia, Blood, Gore, Police brutality, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Medical content, Pregnancy, Violence, and War

nicoleisalwaysreading's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-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? Yes

5.0

A perfect book. Beautifully interwoven family story spanning about 50 years. I can’t find the words for how much I loved this. Read it immediately.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Colonisation, Xenophobia, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Torture, Death, and Sexual content

zahrareads's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Colonisation, and Gun violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting

katievh's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Drug use, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Islamophobia, Classism, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Alcoholism, and War

Minor: Fatphobia, Cursing, and Sexual content

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

My second book from Alyan and loved it! Her writing style and characters are always beautifully done with lyrical prose. I enjoyed the switching POVs going through time from the 60s to 2014 as we follow one family. Alyan will definitely be an auto buy author for me!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, War, Death, Grief, Mental illness, and Dementia

Moderate: Sexual content, Genocide, and Body shaming

Minor: Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Racism

brilliantsilver's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, War, and Pregnancy

Minor: Rape

waybeyondblue's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Pregnancy

melanie_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

3.75

For anyone interested in the Palestinian diaspora, this book follows one family's story over three generations from fleeing Nablus during the Six-Day War to modern life in Beirut, Amman, and America. 

Hana Alyan crafts a great read that reminds readers that everyone lives a story and the impact of war on everyday people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War