A review by gxuosi
Gaza Writes Back by Refaat Alareer

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No

3.5

for refaat alareer (sept 23 1979-dec 6 2023). language is the weapon of a people and our greatest gift. thank you for sharing yours with us and collecting the voices of young palestinians so that they could be heard. overall the collection is cohesive and soul crushing as it threads the lives of the authors together in stories about today, tomorrow, and yesterday. the importance of this collection outreaches the general quality of the writing when removed from historical or social context. but the true value of this book is that it was written at all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Torture