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melsmagicalreads's review
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
bookymac95's review
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
_christinacreads's review
4.0
"The story is in my root's skin. Above the soil, you can see the scars of these many trespasses, where blades and rough hands in violence touched my sanctified being."
Of the four that I have read so far, this is the most speculative fiction of the short stories I've read by Sonia Sulaiman. It features a queer platonic relationship between a mandrake and a tree.
"They fight with the natives, and the cultivated land becomes waste, my roots sliding easily through the soft soils."
This story is a metaphor for the trauma of the Nakba and a an earth crying out for peace. It speaks of love and resilience and an aching strength.
Of the four that I have read so far, this is the most speculative fiction of the short stories I've read by Sonia Sulaiman. It features a queer platonic relationship between a mandrake and a tree.
"They fight with the natives, and the cultivated land becomes waste, my roots sliding easily through the soft soils."
This story is a metaphor for the trauma of the Nakba and a an earth crying out for peace. It speaks of love and resilience and an aching strength.
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