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issyd23 's review for:
The Eyes of Gaza
by Plestia Alaqad
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Utterly heartbreaking and so important 5💔
Thoughts while reading:
- 15 minutes in and then m already crying.
- The extent of the suffering in Gaza is so bad that it’s almost incomprehensible to me; it’s the little things that get to me - the indignity of not being able to get your nails done, wash your hair, wear a cute outfit, do you skincare routine because you’re being bombed to death.
- It’s the small stories that get to me: taking a photo with a little girl who’s inspired by her, eating a candy heart bracelet with other journalists - and the fact that she doesn’t know if most of the people she’s met/interviewed/crossed paths with are alive or not.
- Catching the Frankston line to meet another Gazan friend for coffee at Brunettis after both being evacuated.
- After reading A Bunker in Kiev and hearing Ukrainians experiences - it’s abundantly clear that what’s happening in Palestine isn’t a war but a genocide: these people are completely defenceless and powerless to the occupying Israeli forces.
All these stories in the book are so important please read 🥺
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail