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A review by jiujensu
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
As in the author's note, the Western media did not report the Syrian revolution with human stories or a way Western people even knew what was going on - as with most things that happen in the Middle East (SWANA). This book will help us with the human aspect as the author draws on real people to bring the story to life.
The story starts out pretty good but halfway through, I loved it. Reality sinks in all at once for you as it does for Salama and it's crushing and beautiful.
The images of destruction, planes, death on a daily basis are so close to what's been in the news with the livestreamed US backed genocide of Palestinians by Israel, that that aspect was hard to read personally. I'm glad someone's telling the stories. Read it, though. And take care.
The story starts out pretty good but halfway through, I loved it. Reality sinks in all at once for you as it does for Salama and it's crushing and beautiful.
The images of destruction, planes, death on a daily basis are so close to what's been in the news with the livestreamed US backed genocide of Palestinians by Israel, that that aspect was hard to read personally. I'm glad someone's telling the stories. Read it, though. And take care.