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A review by thegoodyouth
The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
“Death was not kind or glorious; it was not the Lord's kiss that claimed Aaron and Moses. Like a greedy child gorging on clusters of grapes, the Angel of Death tore all of the beauty and dignity from a person and left l behind a terrible, dripping mess. What was the end? The end was blood and piss and shit, and trying to move frozen limbs without resorting to dislocating them. The end was typhus.”
god, this book was…there really are no words for it. it was recommended to me by dee, and i am so grateful. this book was like coming home. the way grief is depicted all the way throughout and how palpable it is. i also really enjoyed learning new jewish & yiddish words and concepts, as well as seeing the amount of similarities there are between jewish and islamic practices.
this was truly an emotional journey, as well as one of the best pieces of art i’ve ever read, from start to finish.
god, this book was…there really are no words for it. it was recommended to me by dee, and i am so grateful. this book was like coming home. the way grief is depicted all the way throughout and how palpable it is. i also really enjoyed learning new jewish & yiddish words and concepts, as well as seeing the amount of similarities there are between jewish and islamic practices.
this was truly an emotional journey, as well as one of the best pieces of art i’ve ever read, from start to finish.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Antisemitism
Minor: Homophobia