Reviews

A Watermelon, a Fish and a Bible by Christy Lefteri

kait_lost_in_books's review

3.0

This is a beautifully written tale of lovers separated by war in cypress. It’s not as good as The Beekeeper of Aleppo and feels a little formulaic with the similarities between the two novels. That said Christi Lefteri crafts wonderful stories which are both immersive and informative and it’s still worth the effort.

bookishpip's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.0

vickif_'s review

adventurous emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

azu_rikka's review

3.5

Beautifully written, shocking story. Sometimes it is evident that it is the author's debut novel.

paulahe's review

3.0

Too many characters for me. 

booksandrabbits's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.25

mstormer's review

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

elenispirou's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

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

3.5

xeniyya's review against another edition

3.0

This is a tragic and beautiful story, and I enjoyed reading it; however, it felt like something was missing. It might have been the pace, since there were many detailed descriptions repeated and sometimes of the same things. I did like the characters and the opportunity to know more about Cyprus and you definitely could feel the culture spilling off the pages of the book.

Unfortunately, I cannot say I highly recommend this book, but you can definitely give it a try and maybe you will like it more than me.

laurae27's review

3.0

As much as I loved The Beekeeper of Aleppo, I really struggled to get into this book. But ploughed through, and it was worth it in the end