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The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree: A Novel by Shokoofeh Azar, Shokoofeh Azar
12 reviews
dafni's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder
serendipitysbooks's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Police brutality, Torture, Violence, Child death, and Death
emilymdxn's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Grief, Violence, and Death
ariesbookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Sexual assault and Death
leahkrason's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Excrement, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence
kateofmind's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Murder, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and Violence
The narrator of this book -- and this us on the jacket copy so don't yell at me about spoilers -- is a murdered 13 year old girl, and that is not quite the worst thing that happens in this book. It's brutal AF. It's about a family who thought they'd survived the Revolution in Iran in 1979 but really kind of thought wrong. But it's also the most beautiful thing you're likely to read this year.sherbertwells's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
“Here and there a passerby who had missed the last buses looked up at the star-filled sky and wondered where the deluge was coming from. It was only the homeless addicts and vagabond lunatics whose inner eyes saw that a river of tears up Vali-asr Street flowed ahead of five thousand despairing, crying ghosts marching like a vanquished army, occasionally leaning against old plane trees and keening in a funereal lament” (76)
Graphic: Violence, Child death, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, and Police brutality
Minor: Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting
jessamynb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child death, Violence, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Rape, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Infertility, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Death of parent, Death, and Confinement
literaturenut's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Torture, Rape, and Death
hardcoverhearts's review against another edition
Graphic: Blood, Death, Xenophobia, Violence, Torture, Police brutality, Physical abuse, and Murder