A review by __adrianwalker
The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

2.5

To many religious inaccuracies for a book that so heavily centers around religion as a motivator for characters—strange hyper fixation on women's hair and taking of a hijab, linguistic mistakes, misattributions to the Quran.
The story's conclusion also felt very unsatisfying at the end, the entire book built up to an ambiguous ending that was morally grey at best, with no real resolution for any of the main character's conflicts (internal or external).
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