A review by bookreviewswithkb
Recognising the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative by Isabella Hammad

emotional reflective

5.0

at the heart is this essay/speech is the question, “how many Palestinians need to die for one soldier to have his epiphany?” Hammad’s reflections and insights are beautiful, thought-provoking, rich, and deepened my thinking around the power or lack of power around individual moments of recognition. i definitely wanted more and it has inspired me to pick up her fiction books sooner rather than later (one of which is already sitting on my shelves 😬)