A review by jackelz
Green Almonds: Letters from Palestine by Anaële Hermans

reflective

3.0

Not sure how I feel about this one overall. I enjoyed the format, but parts of the narrative bothered me. Anaële was open to new experiences, but she exudes white privilege. She was able to pass between Palestine and Israel with little to no problem. Delphine seemed worried about her but also dismissive of what she was witnessing, saying “Do you ever think about anything else besides politics?” Also, Anaële’s relationship with Majdi probably would’ve end because she was leaving, but saying she ended it because she couldn’t deal with his mental health just rubbed me the wrong way.