Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa

19 reviews

random19379's review

adventurous emotional inspiring sad slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Grief, Genocide, Violence, War, Rape, and Colonisation

Minor: Vomit, Abortion, and Sexual assault

ka_cam's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Ooph, an intense read. Nahr’s rage and numbness at the violence she experiences and witnesses are at time visceral in this reflective navigation of a Palestinian woman in Istraeli solitary confinement reflecting on her life in Kuwait, Jordan, and Palestine. Doesn’t shy away from sexual, structural, and interpersonal violence so please mind the content warnings. I felt the Palestinian characters could have been a bit less rosy/more complex, but with the narrator’s shifting mental state what lacks in the story can be excused for the narrator. Compellingly and sometimes beautifully written esp for such heavy subjects. Highly, highly recommend

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Hate crime, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Colonisation, Genocide, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: War and Abortion

Minor: Child death, Medical content, Racial slurs, Cancer, Ableism, Addiction, and Animal death

mansinnikam's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Gun violence, Grief, War, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Murder, Police brutality, Hate crime, Genocide, and Colonisation

susiefrance's review

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Genocide, Rape, Sexual violence, and Confinement

aaronjdilkes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Hate crime, Murder, Blood, Colonisation, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, War, Confinement, Genocide, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Violence, and Rape

hilarylouise's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexism, Murder, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Death, Colonisation, Sexual assault, War, Sexual harassment, Rape, Confinement, Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Genocide, Emotional abuse, Violence, Sexual content, and Mental illness

Moderate: Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Drug use

Minor: Cancer

sirissacgluten's review against another edition

challenging 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: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, War, Colonisation, Genocide, and Grief

Moderate: Blood, Islamophobia, Abortion, and Sexism

Minor: Death of parent, Drug use, Excrement, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Police brutality, Vomit, Alcohol, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Terminal illness, Torture, Antisemitism, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Medical content, and Medical trauma

lena_loves_reading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

Second Read:

I love this book! It's probably the most beautiful written book I've ever read.
I took more time with listening to the novel this time and I enjoyed it even more. I was extremely immersed into the story.
Against the loveless word tells Nahr's story; a story full of replacement, grief and constant suffering. But it's also a story of community, love and resistance. Nahr was used and abused a lot throughout her life, but she found strength within herself. She was such a complex and incredible main character.

Even though this isn't a romance book, it manages to have the most beautifully written love story ever. This made me believe in love ;-; Nahr describing her relationship was >>>

“We made love many times before we made love. Our bodies often melted together when he read to me, when we kissed, talked, hugged, undressed, bathed, slept.”

First Read:

A very important book showing a different perspective but I don't have the mental capacity to write a review right not.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Racism, Sexual violence, Colonisation, Rape, Confinement, and Islamophobia

Moderate: War, Genocide, Police brutality, Abortion, Grief, and Xenophobia

jasminesysmans's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Misogyny, Police brutality, Sexual violence, and Xenophobia

jeanniea's review

dark emotional inspiring 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

A bit slow in the beginning, but it picks up towards the end. Love the strength that the mc shares and the growth she goes thru. Love the messages of the story. The ending felt fulfilling in an open way.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, and Colonisation

Minor: Abortion, Alcohol, Body shaming, Cancer, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Homophobia, Infertility, Rape, and Torture