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A review by judeb0x
The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
What a relax- oh no wait, what a devastating story...
This book is so easy to read yet so hard. We want to close our eyes and move on to something lighter and happier, but the truth is : we must remember history.
For someone like me, a Jewish, French girl who has no knowledge of Malasya and its history, I'm glad to have learned something and to be a part of this remembrance of history.
The main character, a teenager with OCD felt different from a typical character you'd see in books and media, yet, she was the perfect protagonist to tell a story such as this one.
This book is so easy to read yet so hard. We want to close our eyes and move on to something lighter and happier, but the truth is : we must remember history.
For someone like me, a Jewish, French girl who has no knowledge of Malasya and its history, I'm glad to have learned something and to be a part of this remembrance of history.
The main character, a teenager with OCD felt different from a typical character you'd see in books and media, yet, she was the perfect protagonist to tell a story such as this one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, and Colonisation
Moderate: Genocide, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation
Minor: Pedophilia, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment