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A review by libraryofpeculiar
Pod krošnjom naranče by Larry Tremblay
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
This was one hella emotional book, though I was left quite disappointed in the end.
The book follows two brothers, Amed and Aziz, as nine year old children. Their father has to pick which one to send with a bomb around him to blow up an enemy camp. The first part where we follow the two brothers was incredible. I loved every page. But then the second part came and I was not so happy about it. I though that in the second part we will be following Aziz's journey. Instead, we had Amed as a 20 year old in college working on a drama piece. That was definently not the direction I expected the book to go.
I have a feeling like that author didn't really know how and what to do with his own book so he gave us the second part. And idk, the book sort of just lost its meaning.
However, it didn't stop the book from being awfully emotional. I loved reading it and am glad I did even though it wasn't an easy read, despite it being fairly short. What really fucked me up the most is that somewhere in the world shit like this is actually happening. Somewhere in the world this isn't a story and some kid is holding a gun, fighting a war, blowing up enemy camps and themselves along it. This story is chilling and makes you question this whole world and every human being around you.
The book follows two brothers, Amed and Aziz, as nine year old children. Their father has to pick which one to send with a bomb around him to blow up an enemy camp. The first part where we follow the two brothers was incredible. I loved every page. But then the second part came and I was not so happy about it. I though that in the second part we will be following Aziz's journey. Instead, we had Amed as a 20 year old in college working on a drama piece. That was definently not the direction I expected the book to go.
I have a feeling like that author didn't really know how and what to do with his own book so he gave us the second part. And idk, the book sort of just lost its meaning.
However, it didn't stop the book from being awfully emotional. I loved reading it and am glad I did even though it wasn't an easy read, despite it being fairly short. What really fucked me up the most is that somewhere in the world shit like this is actually happening. Somewhere in the world this isn't a story and some kid is holding a gun, fighting a war, blowing up enemy camps and themselves along it. This story is chilling and makes you question this whole world and every human being around you.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Genocide, War, Child death, Gaslighting, Suicide, Child abuse, and Abandonment
A child forced to carry a bomb and blow up a camp.