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A review by gottarun31
Death Is Hard Work by Khaled Khalifa, خالد خليفة
4.0
I didn't love this book. But it's an important story to hear.
Syria has been in my mind in some form since 2015. Recently, I've been thinking a lot about how it seems we've abandoned coverage/people don't seem to be talking about how there is a whole country wrecked and displaced. Millions of people's lives in limbo.
Death is Hard Work is about 3 adult children attempting to get their father's dead body across Syria amidst a horrific warring environment. I originally thought the title derived from that plotline. I felt like it more pointed to how there is a country full of people who are not scared of death anymore and are ready and waiting to die at any moment. The descriptions of the awful checkpoints, the torture, the raids, the bribery, etc. shine a light on how little we(I) comprehend what is going on. I will hopefully never have to be exposed to those conditions, but they are SO REAL for people in this world. This was a very important story to tell. Khalifa did a wonderful job.
Syria has been in my mind in some form since 2015. Recently, I've been thinking a lot about how it seems we've abandoned coverage/people don't seem to be talking about how there is a whole country wrecked and displaced. Millions of people's lives in limbo.
Death is Hard Work is about 3 adult children attempting to get their father's dead body across Syria amidst a horrific warring environment. I originally thought the title derived from that plotline. I felt like it more pointed to how there is a country full of people who are not scared of death anymore and are ready and waiting to die at any moment. The descriptions of the awful checkpoints, the torture, the raids, the bribery, etc. shine a light on how little we(I) comprehend what is going on. I will hopefully never have to be exposed to those conditions, but they are SO REAL for people in this world. This was a very important story to tell. Khalifa did a wonderful job.