Scan barcode
notesofacrocodile's reviews
201 reviews
Madonna in a Fur Coat by Sabahattin Ali
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.5
oh raif :(((
i experienced such a swell of emotion reading this, there were so many lines that i re-read several times. perhaps it is because certain features of raif and maria reminded me of people i personally know and love, but their stories seemed very real and i found myself feeling their sadness and pain too. this book has often been compared to white nights, and as someone who has read both, i would say that this is the one i liked better. so beautiful.
i experienced such a swell of emotion reading this, there were so many lines that i re-read several times. perhaps it is because certain features of raif and maria reminded me of people i personally know and love, but their stories seemed very real and i found myself feeling their sadness and pain too. this book has often been compared to white nights, and as someone who has read both, i would say that this is the one i liked better. so beautiful.
Gaza Writes Back by Refaat Alareer
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
tense
5.0
this was such a heartbreaking experience, of a people fighting to get their voice through in a time when attempts are made to silence them. but they are loud, and the stories they have to say are terrifying to a measure that no human should be witnessing. the late refaat alareer edited this collection along with adding three of his own stories, and altogether, i cannot express just how important it is that everyone reads it.
And despite Israel’s death sentences
Like lead
Cast upon the head,
Gnawing at our life,
Clinging to it like a flea to a kitten,
And stuffed in our throats
The moment we say “Amen”
To the prayers of old women and men
Blocking their ways to God,
We dream and pray,
Clinging to life even harder
Every time a dear one’s life
Is forcibly rooted up.
We live. We live.
We do.
Die, My Love by Ariana Harwicz
challenging
dark
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
2.75
before going into this book, i had high hopes for it because it seemed to have a few elements to it that i really love in fiction; but i cannot figure out exactly what prevented this experience from being as fulfilling as i thought. i do think that there is still a lot to appreciate about this novella but i also think that maybe it just wasn't for me, personally.
Inseparable by Simone de Beauvoir
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.75
there is so much that really endeared me to this novella, andrée and sylvie and their great love for each other will be with me for a while.