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A review by aellereads
The Wrong End of the Telescope by Rabih Alameddine
5.0
The Wrong End of the Telescope is a heartfelt and passionate story about Mina Simpson’s journey, a Lebanese trans woman doctor, at the Moria refugee camp on Lesbos island, Greece. Staying only a week on Lesbos, Mina hopes to accomplish something meaningful by helping Sumaiya, a mother diagnosed with terminal liver cancer, and her family.
This novel is more than a humanitarian narrative about Syrian refugees and the conditions of migrants displacement. It is also about families coming back together after being pulled apart, race, gender, sexuality, and the quest for identity and belonging. Rabih Alameddine weaves a powerful plot filled with complex and endearing characters.
The Wrong End of the Telescope is a glimpse of hope and humanity in a crisis we became too used to hear about. I didn’t think I would love this book as much as I did. It was a surprising and captivating read. I highly encourage everyone to read this story as it touches on important and relevant topics and themes in such a poetic way.
*I would like to thank NetGalley for giving me a free copy in exchange for my honest review.
This novel is more than a humanitarian narrative about Syrian refugees and the conditions of migrants displacement. It is also about families coming back together after being pulled apart, race, gender, sexuality, and the quest for identity and belonging. Rabih Alameddine weaves a powerful plot filled with complex and endearing characters.
The Wrong End of the Telescope is a glimpse of hope and humanity in a crisis we became too used to hear about. I didn’t think I would love this book as much as I did. It was a surprising and captivating read. I highly encourage everyone to read this story as it touches on important and relevant topics and themes in such a poetic way.
*I would like to thank NetGalley for giving me a free copy in exchange for my honest review.