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Quite torn over this one. I actually liked most of it. Loved the writing and the feeling of poetry surrounding many of the passages. Was disappointed with many of the depictions of women, which were either flat or relied on tired stereotypes. But I was overall very compelled by the story.

I would have rated this much higher if it weren't for the biggest problem I had with it: that the English translation changes the setting of the murder from America to Germany (from an American white supremacist to a German neo Nazi). Why was that necessary for the English version? It completely changes the context - completely ROBS it of its context. Very weird and very disingenuous.

smokeyshouse's review

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dark informative slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

A lot if "telling" rather than "showing" in trying to convey the story of the Yezidi people. However, their story is fascinating and appalling. Overall the book left a feeling of incompleteness, or dissatisfaction, perhaps because of its short length. Remembered Reads on Booktube uncovered a fascinating deception in the English translation, where a crucial event that took place in America in the original Turkish text was changed to Germany in the English translation, which to me is fraudulent and unforgivable!

delilahreads's review against another edition

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challenging sad medium-paced

3.5

elenabcdefg's review

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challenging hopeful informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

3.0

frasersimons's review against another edition

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medium-paced

1.0

I didn't like anything much about this, and on top of that, I saw a reviewer discussing how the translation was so vastly different from the original in a fairly large portion, that I just felt like I could not trust anything about the novel.

rovingreader's review

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challenging dark reflective medium-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

4.75

dianna_reads's review

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challenging dark informative sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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