Reviews tagging 'Racism'

As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh

6 reviews

rebeccakoury's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring 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

5.0

I am absolutely wrecked. I teared up for a bit but then at about 60% I started crying, which turned to sobbing, which turned to covering my eyes and mouth trying to not scream, turned to racing to my husband to get comfort, turned back to reading and crying for the rest of the book.

This story will stay with me forever. I am devastated but I feel honored to have read this story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, and Torture

kellymichelley's review against another edition

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Syrian Revolution started before most of the teens in book club were born. It ended in the taking of Damacus the day we were talking about the book for Book Club. Such a good book to talk about national issues with teens, look at the world from a non-American POV, and put themselves in other people's shoes.
Tone: Dark, anxious, hopeful
Theme: Seeking out grace in madness and hope in tragedy.
Lemons: Hope, resistance, and resilence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Racism, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

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

gabriellegoldenhour's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

celery09's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

It was heartbreaking and real. The writing was very well done and it allowed for emotion, love, hope to mix in with the terror and trauma that Salama experiences. There are only a few things I would change, but it was a very good read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

halfass_reviewer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

5.0

This book broke my heart. It mended back, barely. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Islamophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture, Forced institutionalization, and Kidnapping