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___puddin's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, and War
Moderate: Gore, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
syafiqha's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
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? Yes
5.0
The Beekeeper of Aleppo start with telling the grieving of Syrian people during war. In fact, almost every page forwards keep written the same thing. War really did suffering people, not only physically but emotion and left them traumatized.
My heart melts every time romantic scene between Nuri & Afra. They are such a sweet, loveable and I can say a realistic couple(?) There is a moment when they laugh and love, then dull part and grief sensations. Both of them handle the grief differently. I thought when the synopsis at the back said: 'journey to find each other back' is they literally need to find each other because when missing but actually is finding their heart back to each other. You can imagine how war affect badly to humans. Not temporary, its permanent and bound to their cells tight.
The journey of Nuri & Afra expose to the reader on how different people suffer their life with self-trauma back stories. From a mother carrying their baby as refugee, a family without a mother and the child keep asking about the mom and a solo souls who loss everything or separate from their loved one.
It is impossible not to be moved. What a heartbreaking storytelling😢. Especially, they are our brothers and sisters from Syria.
Sometimes, the things that you be looking for is not the things as it is. It is a symbolic to something else, stop denying and admit your pain even it's hurt so bad.
The writing structure of The Beekeeper of Aleppo is organised, even it keeps flashing back. By telling the present days first and then, continue with flashback of Nuri & Afra journey. This two situation divided with a border of word. You can see, when the line is hanging out without dot and the next page there have one single word with pattern surround it and continue with the flashback scene next to the page.
In addition, I also love the insertion of Islamic practices likes pray, name of Allah, Quran phrase, Adzan and many more.
My heart melts every time romantic scene between Nuri & Afra. They are such a sweet, loveable and I can say a realistic couple(?) There is a moment when they laugh and love, then dull part and grief sensations. Both of them handle the grief differently. I thought when the synopsis at the back said: 'journey to find each other back' is they literally need to find each other because when missing but actually is finding their heart back to each other. You can imagine how war affect badly to humans. Not temporary, its permanent and bound to their cells tight.
The journey of Nuri & Afra expose to the reader on how different people suffer their life with self-trauma back stories. From a mother carrying their baby as refugee, a family without a mother and the child keep asking about the mom and a solo souls who loss everything or separate from their loved one.
It is impossible not to be moved. What a heartbreaking storytelling😢. Especially, they are our brothers and sisters from Syria.
Sometimes, the things that you be looking for is not the things as it is. It is a symbolic to something else, stop denying and admit your pain even it's hurt so bad.
The writing structure of The Beekeeper of Aleppo is organised, even it keeps flashing back. By telling the present days first and then, continue with flashback of Nuri & Afra journey. This two situation divided with a border of word. You can see, when the line is hanging out without dot and the next page there have one single word with pattern surround it and continue with the flashback scene next to the page.
In addition, I also love the insertion of Islamic practices likes pray, name of Allah, Quran phrase, Adzan and many more.
Content Warnings
Moderate: War
Minor: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and War
larns's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape
chloebaboey's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, and War
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, and Colonisation
peskimo's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and War
toomie_12's review against another edition
challenging
dark
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
I won't lie had to read the opening chapters 2x to understand fully what was going on but this is definitely a book I would recommend to everyone. The way it told the main characters story and how it is a story so many refugees also share made it so saddening. Be prepared!!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, Genocide, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Murder
susannaobrien's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-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? It's complicated
4.0
The characters of Nuri and Afra and the traumatic journey they experience felt very realistic, despite many scenes being written in somewhat of a trance-like state. The story felt both fast-paced and gripping at the same time as emulating the slow, warped sense of time that must be experienced as a refugee on the move.
Writing two stories that eventually meet each other (one in the present, one looking back) and take surprising turns, supported the themes of memory and the lengths our minds go to block out trauma, the loss of home and stability and the healing power of family and hope.
Christy Lefteri herself was never a refugee and instead is sharing the stories of those she has met, which raises some questions about who should tell these stories. Still, she absolutely writes with the respect and care these people deserve and has created a very poignant story that should hold a mirror up to the punitive and inhumane immigration policies enacted by the UK in particular.
Writing two stories that eventually meet each other (one in the present, one looking back) and take surprising turns, supported the themes of memory and the lengths our minds go to block out trauma, the loss of home and stability and the healing power of family and hope.
Christy Lefteri herself was never a refugee and instead is sharing the stories of those she has met, which raises some questions about who should tell these stories. Still, she absolutely writes with the respect and care these people deserve and has created a very poignant story that should hold a mirror up to the punitive and inhumane immigration policies enacted by the UK in particular.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Drug abuse and Rape
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Trafficking