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A review by angelinaactually
The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar
5.0
Another book slump rescue for me! Nothing like a little dose of magical realism. This book was beautiful, tragic, and captivating. *spoilers* I’m thankful that it more or less had a happy ending, as parts of it were so hard for me to get through . *end spoilers* Trigger Warner for violence throughout, as well as sexual assault around pg60 (40%) with references back to that scene through the rest of the book.
Definitely a good jumping off point for learning more about the Syrian crisis, as the author intended. The audiobook narrator did a lovely job. I also downloaded the e-book to supplement. It includes a wonderful club discussion guide, as well as an informative interview with the author. Fun fact: the author is neurodivergent, just like the main character (synesthesia). Anyway, very well done all around.
Definitely a good jumping off point for learning more about the Syrian crisis, as the author intended. The audiobook narrator did a lovely job. I also downloaded the e-book to supplement. It includes a wonderful club discussion guide, as well as an informative interview with the author. Fun fact: the author is neurodivergent, just like the main character (synesthesia). Anyway, very well done all around.