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A review by danaaliyalevinson
The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
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? No
4.5
I liked this book a lot! I’m a sucker for a generational story, which are also really hard to pull off well. I think this book has a few contrivances between the two depicted generations but largely pulls off a satisfying conclusion. The prose is beautiful. And as a trans person reading it, the relationship especially between Nadir and Sami was so beautifully rendered.
Graphic: Dysphoria, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, and Islamophobia
Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Transphobia