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justnicole's review against another edition
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Death, Genocide, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Homophobia, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt
marywahlmeierbracciano's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Titled with the words of James Baldwin, Against the Loveless World is a novel of love and rebellion amidst the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Its heroine, Nahr, is a daring, sarcastic displaced Palestinian who writes the story of her life from solitary confinement, the timeline leaping between her present imprisonment and the years that led up to it. In Kuwait, Jordan, Palestine, she survives as a sex worker, beautician, daughter, sister, wife, divorcee. But every step she takes leads her to the man with whom she shares a powerful love, and that makes it all worth it. This book offers readers a glimpse of human experience beneath an ongoing political crisis. I especially appreciated the discussion of sexual trauma within the context of such a conservative culture.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement and Colonisation
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, and War
Minor: Cancer, Child death, Infidelity, Excrement, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol