A review by raya213
Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

Devastating, heartbreaking. Usually I avoid these books to protect my mental health, but I don’t know why I started reading this one. It was all fine and things I read before until Amal said her family was in Shatila in 1981. That’s when I knew what was about to go down. And although I expected it, it shocked and horrified and opened up my wounds anyways. “Is this what it means to be Palestinian?”