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Against the Loveless World
by Susan Abulhawa
WHEW that ending gave me chills. This book is phenomenally written. The narrative was breathtakingly beautiful throughout. Abulhawa is an amazing storyteller; the novel's structure is just pure genius. Even though this is a fictional story, I learned a lot from Nahr. Insightful, witty and honest, Nahr's words have taught me to never lose hope. With the context of Israel's occupation and consistent surveillance over Palestine, the implications for Nahr and her loved ones, caused by these events, were what stood out most. The ways in which they were dehumanised by Israeli soldiers, and in Israeli prisons, really resonates with the genocide currently happening in Gaza. Because of this, I feel like everyone should read this book as a reminder that Palestinians are human just like us, and they deserve to have the privilege of living without fear that many of us take for granted in the West.