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A review by mshaab
Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa
5.0
(initial response to finishing the book) just when you think the book can't possibly break your heart anymore, it delivers a fresh, full-force blow to the gut. so raw. so lyrical. the tears will not stop falling from my eyes. i'm in love with this book.
/updated review/
This book is probably one of my all-time favorite books. Susan Abulhawa weaves in the history and current-day political struggles of the Palestinian people in a way that is completely humanizing and heart-wrenching. She creates characters that you can't help but fall in love with. Her prose is phenomenal, I had highlights and exclamation points almost on every page. This is one of the few books that I've ever read that I've connected to on such a deep and personal level. I would love to teach this book to my students because it's important that they learn about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in a way that humanizes and puts the Palestinian struggle into concrete experiences. Also, in general, Arab Americans don't get any representation in the curriculum and this book also touches on what it's like to live in America as a first and second generation Arab American. So important.
/updated review/
This book is probably one of my all-time favorite books. Susan Abulhawa weaves in the history and current-day political struggles of the Palestinian people in a way that is completely humanizing and heart-wrenching. She creates characters that you can't help but fall in love with. Her prose is phenomenal, I had highlights and exclamation points almost on every page. This is one of the few books that I've ever read that I've connected to on such a deep and personal level. I would love to teach this book to my students because it's important that they learn about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in a way that humanizes and puts the Palestinian struggle into concrete experiences. Also, in general, Arab Americans don't get any representation in the curriculum and this book also touches on what it's like to live in America as a first and second generation Arab American. So important.