A review by bookreviewswithkb
Ghost Season by Fatin Abbas

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

“having barely escaped death, they carried its atmosphere around with them. but what they didn’t say the camera caught glimpses of in lifeless gazes, in the silence between words, […] in the sounds of nightmares that broke from sleeping lips. the camera caught glimpses of it in the women who held themselves as though broken, in listless limbs that had lost the will to move.”

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this is such a beautiful and moving novel that centers the experiences of 5 interconnected characters living in Saraaya, a border town between north and south Sudan, as the war begins to unfold . each character has such a different lived experience and it brings a very nuanced exploration throughout the book. the language is lyrical and descriptive and the characters are flawed and so very human 

the maps at the end were so impactful - if you’ve read this, tell me i’m not alone in how much i loved them 

war continues in Sudan presently, with 7 million people displaced and 20 million people experiencing food insecurity, amongst uncountable other atrocities. go to eyesonsudan.net for actions you can take 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault