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Marokko zwischen Moderne und traditionellem Autoritarismus. Das Land ist im Aufbruch, Aïsha, die Tochter von Mathilde und Amine, kehrt von ihrem Medizinstudium in Straßburg zurück und fängt an, als Ärztin zu arbeiten, während ihr Bruder Selim Teil einer Hippiekommune wird. Aber auch Omar, Amines Bruder, der für den Geheimdienst arbeitet, und Selma, Amines Schwester, die mit ihrer Situation mit einer arrangierten Ehe und einem ungewollten Kind hadert, rücken in den Fokus. Mit vielen kleinen Geschichten erhalten wir Einblick in das Leben in Marokko zur damaligen Zeit.

Auch dieser Teil hat mir gut gefallen, wenn auch nicht so gut wie der erste. Ich bin gespannt, wie es weiter geht.

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

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I liked that we get an overview of the characters and some background info of things that happens in book 1. It’s especially helpful for anyone who didn’t read it or DNFd like I did. The writing style is slightly better than book 1 in that I’m not constantly bored but there’s so much switching between EVERY SINGLE CHARACTER that I’m getting whiplash and it feels more like vignettes than a cohesive narrative. Also There’s no chapters? It tells the story in third person POV, giving us a look at each character without warning, switching from paragraph to paragraph, and no chapter breaks. I think it could’ve been better if we get to know a smaller cast of characters instead of hearing from every character, because now it feels as if we don’t really get to know anyone. What we do see from the characters, makes them unlikeable; there I are no redeemable qualities about any of them. The way the incest is described 🙃 disgusting….it’s what ultimately made me DNF after pushing through to finish this one, I couldn’t get past this (27% or 91 pages)

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zouzouthilliez's review against another edition

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inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

monika_monia's review against another edition

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reflective

3.5

hnuri27's review against another edition

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adventurous dark reflective 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

4.25

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