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A review by carolinek1027
Silence is My Mother Tongue by Sulaiman Addonia
5.0
4.5/5
I feel like every review of this book calls it raw and beautiful, but that’s what it is. It’s sometimes hard to follow because of the style of the dialogue (no quotation marks) and the abrupt violence and sex scenes make this read sort of jarring but that’s also what makes it raw.
I docked half a star because I was irritated at the lack of TOC (maybe it would be too long) but mostly by the ending. It was also sort of abrupt and raw-edged but unlike most of the other times in this book, I did not like it. It just felt a little unfinished. Maybe that is realistic giving the reality of refugees and what exactly is happening at the end of the book but I wish we even got just a few more answers. It’s also painfully short I could have kept reading this.
I feel like every review of this book calls it raw and beautiful, but that’s what it is. It’s sometimes hard to follow because of the style of the dialogue (no quotation marks) and the abrupt violence and sex scenes make this read sort of jarring but that’s also what makes it raw.
I docked half a star because I was irritated at the lack of TOC (maybe it would be too long) but mostly by the ending. It was also sort of abrupt and raw-edged but unlike most of the other times in this book, I did not like it. It just felt a little unfinished. Maybe that is realistic giving the reality of refugees and what exactly is happening at the end of the book but I wish we even got just a few more answers. It’s also painfully short I could have kept reading this.