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sabrinaliterary's review against another edition
4.0
I want to read about living with, and dying of, AIDS! No no, I want to read about the Lebanese civil war! Thanks to this book, you can have both.
bearrigan's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
greeniezona's review
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
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- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
kelsiepixler's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
litprof's review
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- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Poignant, ingeniously interwoven narrative about the Lebanese Civil War and AIDS epidemic, full of wonderful lines like:
“Perhaps the whole root of our trouble, the human trouble, is that we will sacrifice all the beauty of our lives, will imprison ourselves in totems, taboo, crosses, blood sacrifices, steeples, masks, races, armies, flags, nations, in order to deny the fact of death, which is the only fact we have” (125).
“I still have no feeling in my fingers. I can't touch home” (167).
“The guns have not been silenced. They have simply begun using silencers when killing” (218).
“Perhaps the whole root of our trouble, the human trouble, is that we will sacrifice all the beauty of our lives, will imprison ourselves in totems, taboo, crosses, blood sacrifices, steeples, masks, races, armies, flags, nations, in order to deny the fact of death, which is the only fact we have” (125).
“I still have no feeling in my fingers. I can't touch home” (167).
“The guns have not been silenced. They have simply begun using silencers when killing” (218).
dramaqueenv's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
mcancian's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
anna1328's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25