A review by melodyseestrees
Coloured Lights by Leila Aboulela

informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

This is a collection of short stories you want to take your time with, especially if you are not of the culture depicted. The stories are good, I just cannot connect with them the way I expected to. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Death

Minor: Alcoholism, Islamophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and War

One story is written where there is a character making very childlike demands 'carry me, I'm hungry, etc., ' and it is acknowledged that this character is the youngest wife the other character has had. It is not explicit whether or not this character is a child, it just had very infantilized vibes.