Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh

118 reviews

lo_lo_ma's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Pregnancy, and War

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit

larabroekhuijsen's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail

bbethcasas's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

A heartbreaking telling of the atrocities that have occurred in Syria for so many years to a people who simply want to live their lives with the ones they love in their homeland, free to live and love in peace. 

The rich language and beautiful storytelling in this book will keep your full attention. Readers will want to live within Salama and Kenan’s beautiful story, but pray for the book to end so the anguish and fear will be over. 

There are so many other countries enduring these same unthinkable agonies that we know so little about because, for whatever reason, the stories aren’t newsworthy or because the rest of the world has become so complacent to what is going on outside its own borders. Pray for Syria and countries just like her where the innocent are being tortured and suffering to death for their inherent right to live a free life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

mionnechan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

cait_reads_and_drinks's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Torture

ruc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Vomit, Trafficking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

quinnxing's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Mental illness, Violence, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War

Minor: Child death

rollingunagi's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

The first ever book that made me cry only less than 10 pages in. It was heartbreaking, yet hopeful. The only thing I didn't like (or rather preferred) was the book written in first pov, but that's a me problem. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Rape, and Medical content

lboits's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Torture, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and War

stressiex's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and War