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A review by juniperd
Children of the Jacaranda Tree by Sahar Delijani
4.0
probably 4.5-stars, really.
okay, so this was an amazing read for me...up until the last chapter. while the final pages were beautiful, they were a bit more disjointed in their flow. so rather than seamlessly coming together, the branches of this incredible story, it was a bit of a bumpy close. as though, perhaps, a bit of grafting had occurred. heh. see what i did there? yeah i know. sorry. :/
but...this book is very much worth your time. delijani's writing is gorgeous. its evocative and almost ethereal. everything feels very real and believable, yet it's almost dream-like, reading this book. this novel comes from experiences within delijani's own family. i just can't even imagine. we are so insulated in north america - even those who are well-read, knowledgeable about the middle east and interested in politics, human rights and world issues. those are all wonderful subjects to be interested in and follow, but we are still far removed from realities lived by so many every day. we have no idea.
okay, so this was an amazing read for me...up until the last chapter. while the final pages were beautiful, they were a bit more disjointed in their flow. so rather than seamlessly coming together, the branches of this incredible story, it was a bit of a bumpy close. as though, perhaps, a bit of grafting had occurred. heh. see what i did there? yeah i know. sorry. :/
but...this book is very much worth your time. delijani's writing is gorgeous. its evocative and almost ethereal. everything feels very real and believable, yet it's almost dream-like, reading this book. this novel comes from experiences within delijani's own family. i just can't even imagine. we are so insulated in north america - even those who are well-read, knowledgeable about the middle east and interested in politics, human rights and world issues. those are all wonderful subjects to be interested in and follow, but we are still far removed from realities lived by so many every day. we have no idea.