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A review by kristinasshelves
Green Almonds: Letters from Palestine by Anaële Hermans
4.0
3.5 stars, rounded up.
Anaele lives in Liege Belgium.In 2008 her sister, Delphine, leaves to live and work in Bethlehem, Palestine for ten moths. This graphic novel shares their experience living so far apart, and the correspondence that helped them maintain their relationship. I enjoyed the story and though it did a great job highlighting the stark differences in their realities in the two countries. I wish more was shared about the politics between Israel and Palestine, instead of it being alluded to, but did like how honest the authors were about sharing the dangers in this part of the world. I also found the discussion about imprisonment being normal and almost a right of passage to be very interesting.
Anaele lives in Liege Belgium.In 2008 her sister, Delphine, leaves to live and work in Bethlehem, Palestine for ten moths. This graphic novel shares their experience living so far apart, and the correspondence that helped them maintain their relationship. I enjoyed the story and though it did a great job highlighting the stark differences in their realities in the two countries. I wish more was shared about the politics between Israel and Palestine, instead of it being alluded to, but did like how honest the authors were about sharing the dangers in this part of the world. I also found the discussion about imprisonment being normal and almost a right of passage to be very interesting.