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kimu23 's review for:
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
by Zoulfa Katouh
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
The only thing in this book that scared me and made me mad is when Salama, Kenan and his siblings escaped on boat with other refugees. I know that the story will have a happy ending but I still feel nervous when I read it. It made me so mad whenever I think about the white people (or Western people in general tbh) just dragging their feet when it's time to save refugees from Asia and Middle East (which is also Asia but whatever).
I wish I can like this more but the writing is immature and sometimes repetitive. Also despite the terrible things happening in this book, I don't really feel the horror. It's probably because of the author's writing problems, but I just feel like it's too repetitive. I know it was based on the realities of Syria and this is probably not a fair comparison seeing that this book is YA, but I felt more shocked and horror when I read The Poppy War by RF Kuang.
This is still a good story and I still like it. I can see how sincere this book was written. I can also see the love and hope for Syria in this book.
I wish I can like this more but the writing is immature and sometimes repetitive. Also despite the terrible things happening in this book, I don't really feel the horror. It's probably because of the author's writing problems, but I just feel like it's too repetitive. I know it was based on the realities of Syria and this is probably not a fair comparison seeing that this book is YA, but I felt more shocked and horror when I read The Poppy War by RF Kuang.
This is still a good story and I still like it. I can see how sincere this book was written. I can also see the love and hope for Syria in this book.