halfass_reviewer 's review for:

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense 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

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This book broke my heart. It mended back, barely. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Islamophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping