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A review by scarletohhara
The Bone Sparrow by Zana Fraillon
4.0
This is not a feel-good book. On the contrary, it is heart-wrenching. But this is a book to be read. And to be recommended.
At the core of this plot is the refugee humanitarian crisis. But the story is narrated by Subhi, a 9 year old boy who has only know the detention center. Subhi, his sister Queeny, his best friend Eli and the girl who visits him from outside, Jimmie. Jimmie has a sad story of her own, with poverty, negligent home care, no schooling, but Jimmie is free. And Subhi is not.
Subhi's, Eli's and Queeny's life inside the camp is the story to read, though it makes us very sad. They aren't real people, but they are - Minorities are persecuted all over the world, and the Rohingya people are too. It's sad that the world is trying to forget their existence while they rot in camps.
The story ends sadly for Eli, but good for Subhi. But it is Eli that says in your heart. And Harvey, for his goodness.
At the core of this plot is the refugee humanitarian crisis. But the story is narrated by Subhi, a 9 year old boy who has only know the detention center. Subhi, his sister Queeny, his best friend Eli and the girl who visits him from outside, Jimmie. Jimmie has a sad story of her own, with poverty, negligent home care, no schooling, but Jimmie is free. And Subhi is not.
Subhi's, Eli's and Queeny's life inside the camp is the story to read, though it makes us very sad. They aren't real people, but they are - Minorities are persecuted all over the world, and the Rohingya people are too. It's sad that the world is trying to forget their existence while they rot in camps.
The story ends sadly for Eli, but good for Subhi. But it is Eli that says in your heart. And Harvey, for his goodness.