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Behind You Is the Sea by Susan Muaddi Darraj
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Behind You is the Sea is an adult slice of life fiction revolving around Palestinian Americans communicate in Baltimore. It consists of short stories focusing on one character and the next, finding out as the pages revealed that they know each other.
Plotwise, the story stands on its own~
I didn't set any expectations from this book and it turned out to be an enjoyable read.
The conflicts are mostly family drama. Some are hopeful, the some are bitter, the others make me wonder bcs I want the their story to keep going. We get to see various generations of Palestinians weaving through their life. The different concern is quite striking. We also got to see the how the wealth and social gap played a big role on interlocking their connection.
It's like peeking through the life of Palestinians as they are. I need y'all to read this book to remind that they should have a life as normal as what we. Fall in love the way we do. Having family the way we do. I hate how israhell propaganda and genoci e dehumanize them or forced them to be the perfect heroes. They didn't deserve it. Please keep them in your do'a ✨
Plotwise, the story stands on its own~
I didn't set any expectations from this book and it turned out to be an enjoyable read.
The conflicts are mostly family drama. Some are hopeful, the some are bitter, the others make me wonder bcs I want the their story to keep going. We get to see various generations of Palestinians weaving through their life. The different concern is quite striking. We also got to see the how the wealth and social gap played a big role on interlocking their connection.
It's like peeking through the life of Palestinians as they are. I need y'all to read this book to remind that they should have a life as normal as what we. Fall in love the way we do. Having family the way we do. I hate how israhell propaganda and genoci e dehumanize them or forced them to be the perfect heroes. They didn't deserve it. Please keep them in your do'a ✨