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A Woman Is No Man
by Etaf Rum
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book is both incredibly sad and also filled with hope. It’s a story spanning three generations, following a young woman in the 1990’s moving from Palestine to America, her mother in law, and also her daughter in the 2000’s. Seeing the journey of these three women and their struggles was a really both a beautiful journey to follow as well as a very sad one. We see in great detail the experiences these women go through and their struggle between living the life they are being told they must live, vs living the life they want to live.
This book tackles many issues, focusing on themes such as mental health, societal expectations, misogyny and domestic abuse. It has a lot of heavy subject matters, but balances it out well so it doesn’t feel daunting or too much at any point.
An incredibly powerful novel, moving and reflective. I’m glad to have read it.
This book tackles many issues, focusing on themes such as mental health, societal expectations, misogyny and domestic abuse. It has a lot of heavy subject matters, but balances it out well so it doesn’t feel daunting or too much at any point.
An incredibly powerful novel, moving and reflective. I’m glad to have read it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Miscarriage