Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh

84 reviews

gentlemanjack's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Vomit, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and War

xiekaili's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts

acechemicals's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Rape, Sexual content, Torture, and Vomit

bessadams's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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? Complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence, Medical content, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault and Torture

Minor: Vomit, Trafficking, and Pregnancy

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

internationalreads's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

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? Complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? 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

katrinarose's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad 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? No

4.0

So heartbreaking, especially knowing that the revolution is still ongoing in Syria. Salama is so strong, the things she goes through are more than anyone (never mind an 18 year old) should experience. Still, Katouh doesn’t ever write her story without hope. I also liked her writing style, poetic but not overly flowery.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Torture, and Pregnancy

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

booksanna's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Rarely do I ever start a book not because of its popularity or blurbs, but of the Acknowledgements page. This is one of them.
It takes tremendous amount of time and strength to write a well-written book, and seeing this author not only thank the people important in her life, but also thank all the other authors, creators, and artists that helped them on the way. All of these works of art really added to the story and truly made this book so beautiful.

I saw the BTS reference heheh, and the katniss and peeta

Firstly, I want to discuss how well-written the characters are. With unique personalities, interests, skills, and dreams. Layla with her personality, Knawf with his twisted ways of keeping Salama alive, Kenan with his joy, Hamza with his determination, and Salama with her strength. Life was breathing in all those characters(even the ones who were not alive). Even the villains had a depth of humanity to them that made me even more furious with them. 
The plot itself was beautifully written, although the author changed the timeline of the events, I really like how she tried to keep the depiction and the story of Syria as realistic as possible. Knowing that this fictional story has so much pain and truth makes it so much more than a story. But an urgent light of hope and strength. I also liked how mental health and its presence in the revolution was portrayed. The plot twists were very well-written, and some scenes left me sobbing with the beautiful (and terrifying) imagery.
I love this book. I hope its message spreads.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Rape, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Self harm and Torture