Reviews

A Watermelon, a Fish and a Bible by Christy Lefteri

melanieh_5's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

awellreadlady's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

debback34's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.75

jaroberts's review against another edition

challenging 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

3.75

vibekebruun's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

3.5

cursedkirst's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Minor: Rape

becden's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

rjscarfe83's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

daniellewalsh's review against another edition

3.0

This is a fictional account of the Turkish invasion of Cyrpus in 1974 - something I didn't know a lot about. Although the book was ficitional, it does the job of showing how the war impacted different people in different ways. It shows the futility of war, as well as the small and large scale consequences of such events.

Compared to The Beekeeper of Aleppo, this didn't grab me in the same way. I sometimes felt confused by the change in people/place, with it having many different characters' perspectives (this may have been made more confusing because I read it in many sittings).

It's incredibly descriptive, which in some sections added a lot to the narrative, but in other parts was too much, and I felt guilty for skim reading (oops).

kellycavolo's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.0