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A review by biblio_mom
The Beauty of Your Face: One Woman's Life in a Nation at Odds with Its Ideals by Sahar Mustafah
5.0
I gave this a 4.5 star but was torn between a 4 or 5 on goodreads. But as I wrote this review, I decided on 5. There is no way of spoiling the story because its all out there in the synopsis. So I’ll only be sharing my thoughts on this. First of all, if you don’t speak Arab, there will be many words you need to google out to find its meaning because there is no glossary. I’m not an Arab, but I’m a Muslim and I’m familiar with almost all of the Arabic words used.
Palestinian, mass shooting in all-girls Muslim school, these two keywords sold me. This book easily falls into my most favourite books of 2021. I do not expect a debut to be this good. Sahar surely knows how to lure readers deeply into the story while playing with their emotions. Its an important read for not just Muslims themselves, but people of all races and religious backgrounds because the messages it brings could open up our minds and hearts towards being a better human being. I believe, love and kindness knows no skin colours, races and beliefs.
There’s only one thing I wished the author could’ve added into the story : The shooter’s story. He’s definitely regretting his mistakes, but what had turned him into the monster that he is?
Palestinian, mass shooting in all-girls Muslim school, these two keywords sold me. This book easily falls into my most favourite books of 2021. I do not expect a debut to be this good. Sahar surely knows how to lure readers deeply into the story while playing with their emotions. Its an important read for not just Muslims themselves, but people of all races and religious backgrounds because the messages it brings could open up our minds and hearts towards being a better human being. I believe, love and kindness knows no skin colours, races and beliefs.
There’s only one thing I wished the author could’ve added into the story : The shooter’s story. He’s definitely regretting his mistakes, but what had turned him into the monster that he is?