Reviews

Những Người Đàn Bà by Etaf Rum

heidilreads's review against another edition

5.0

I'm not sure about the accuracy of this book, but I was so drawn to the characters. I'm also struggling to love this book when I don't know how that will be perceived... The characters struggle through their lives and I don't live that, but I do love being a witness to their path.

shailydc's review against another edition

3.0

I appreciated the visibility into oppression of women & Palestinians both in Palestine and in the US. However, the book is very repetitive with characters that are summed up with 1-2 characteristics. It could have been a lot better.

sashsolomon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? No

5.0

csh2424's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

chagachu's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

smoxen's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

layeredcloud's review against another edition

- Things I shared with Sarah: our love for books (as no one in our families read except us), cowardness (as we both run away from home), and the way we see things (especially our need of freedom).
- This book shows how patriarchy ruined lives, how men could also become the victims, also how the victims could become enablers because they were afraid that society would judge them if they didn't do things by the book.

nicolenhart's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

4.0

shruthi_reg's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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? Yes

4.0

alliehaddad's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0