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A review by erebus53
Dear World by Bana Alabed
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
3.5
I picked up this book as part of the StoryGraph Reads the World 2023 Challenge.
It's awful that a book like this has to exist, and that we have to have the voices of children to get us to throw off our compassion fatigue and consider what is happening to civilian casualties of war.
This book is thoughtfully constructed to speak to children and adults alike. Complex or unfamiliar terms are explained simply so that it can be easily understood.
Don't go into this book unless you are ready for a rollercoaster of happy times and tragedy.
It's awful that a book like this has to exist, and that we have to have the voices of children to get us to throw off our compassion fatigue and consider what is happening to civilian casualties of war.
This book is thoughtfully constructed to speak to children and adults alike. Complex or unfamiliar terms are explained simply so that it can be easily understood.
Don't go into this book unless you are ready for a rollercoaster of happy times and tragedy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Excrement, War, Death of parent, Child death, Death, and Gore