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The Blue Between Sky and Water by Susan Abulhawa

anna_prrr's review

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sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

Leans closely on historical events of the Nakba. Be prepared to get angry and sad.

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tonund's review against another edition

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medium-paced

4.25

thewitchsreads's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Ik wilde voor deze Asian Readathon ook graag een boek van een Palestijnse auteur lezen.
De eerste paar hoofdstukken moest ik er even in komen, maar toen gebeurde er echt zoiets heftigs in het boek dat ik niet kon stoppen met huilen. Vanaf dat punt moest ik gewoon doorlezen. Susan schuwt grafische omschrijvingen niet, dus zeker een TW daarvoor. Daarentegen is het ook nodig om grafisch te zijn, want dat is nou eenmaal wat oorlog is. 
Enige minpuntje vond ik dat ik soms zinnen een paar keer moest lezen om ze taaltechnisch te begrijpen, maar dat kan ook aan de vertaling liggen.
Dit boek heeft me ontzettend ontroerd en aangegrepen, helemaal met de oorlog die nog altijd gaande is in Gaza. 
#freepalestina

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rosiesbookshelf's review

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I really want to read this book, but I don't think I'm in the right mental place for it now :/ and even with the trigger warnings, I still couldn't handle it.

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storyofmaryam's review

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emotional funny sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

renie's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional

3.75

pearamour's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Absolutely stunning. I didnt want to finish this book. Susan masterfully weaves the spiritual realm of a rich world into a reality devastated by oppression. It is a good reminder - a lit candle - at this time of genocide against the Palestinian people. The land will rise again.

lottie1803's review

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

bee_67's review

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challenging dark hopeful inspiring reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

blueghost's review

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challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0


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