Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri

20 reviews

meremesch's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, and War

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Blood, and Islamophobia

veganecurrywurst's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.75

This book is just so sorrowful and harrowing. It tells the story of Afra and Nuri and how they are forced to flee their home. In contrast to other stories about refugees, this one focuses on the mental trauma that many  refugees and asylum seekers have to deal with (which is often forgotten). The author has such a beautiful writing style.
I hope more people read this book.
We HAVE to create Safe Refuge Routes to Europe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, and Xenophobia

Minor: Murder

mirrie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and War

coralined's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and War

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and War

rolerunner's review against another edition

emotional 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

This grew on me a lot, and by the end I was SO invested in Afra and Nuri, even more so than their terrifying journey! Beware of all the content warnings, it's a very heavy read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, and War

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pregnancy

sprucy2427's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Absolutely stunning book full of heartbreak and hope. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Rape, Slavery, and Trafficking

madeleinecella's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Beautiful, beautiful, haunting book. Sobbing by the end.

booksjessreads's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-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

4.0

What a book. This book gripped me in a lot of ways and was perhaps one of my most insightful books this year. I'll be honest, I kind of didn't get on with the style it was written in at first and I struggled going back and forth from the journey to the UK and being in the UK, but I did get used to it.

The actual language used in the book was beautifully used to make such a poignant and gripping story. The experiences that Nuri and Afra go through is extraordinary and have really stayed with me, making me understand the trauma that refugees go to to find a better home.

The story of Nuri and Afra is also based off of stories Christy Lefteri heard of whilst she was volunteering in a refugee sanctuary in Athens. Despite feeling as though I was often in the story, this added an extra layer of realism for me and made it such a great experience to read.

Overall, I rated this 4 stars because personally I didn't always get along with the set up of the book - each chapter telling a portion of life from their travels, and life in the UK. Whilst cleverly done, it did make reading it a little more difficult for me personally. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, and Blood

onegirlandtheworld's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

Loved the intertwining stories of the past and present linked by the key words. Very cleverly done. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Grief

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Trafficking