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fowadijaz's review against another edition
3.5
Saeed and Nadia must escape their wartorn country, and they do so through magical black doors that open inexplicably everywhere. The entire world is turned upside down, and eventually they decide they are incompatible and go their separate ways
The book starts off so promising, the story that his telling is so well set up that you really start to feel for these people, that the turning the book into a fantasy reduces the sense of danger and tragedy. Still a decent book nonetheless, with some really poignant passages, that make you tear up
The book starts off so promising, the story that his telling is so well set up that you really start to feel for these people, that the turning the book into a fantasy reduces the sense of danger and tragedy. Still a decent book nonetheless, with some really poignant passages, that make you tear up
shaf's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
solipsismatdawn's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
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
4.0
kaleysmomma's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
shlymiller's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
3.5
Magical realism that reads like a memoir. Explores the life and experiences of society that experiences violence and refugee experiences.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, and War
Moderate: Death of parent
p_t_b's review against another edition
2.0
ok so i am working on my energy for 2018 and that energy project mostly means no hate so i will keep this brief
round characters, nice pace, weirdly boring and mid tempo, which i think was deliberate, a frog in boiling water situation. but actually sometimes the blankness is just banality and sometimes the banality is so banal that my fillings hurt. books does well not to get schmaltzy with the migrant aspect, just sort of playing it straight in a way that worked, but then the last quarter of the story just falls apart into a lazy-ass children of men situation and some howlingly bad lines like: "we are all migrants through time" XXXXXXXXXX delete X X xxxx
spiciest take: this book posits romantic love is an appliance/instrument of middle-class status, like good cell phone reception or a job. im not saying the book is wrong necessarily
round characters, nice pace, weirdly boring and mid tempo, which i think was deliberate, a frog in boiling water situation. but actually sometimes the blankness is just banality and sometimes the banality is so banal that my fillings hurt. books does well not to get schmaltzy with the migrant aspect, just sort of playing it straight in a way that worked, but then the last quarter of the story just falls apart into a lazy-ass children of men situation and some howlingly bad lines like: "we are all migrants through time" XXXXXXXXXX delete X X xxxx
spiciest take: this book posits romantic love is an appliance/instrument of middle-class status, like good cell phone reception or a job. im not saying the book is wrong necessarily
shellycbuchanan's review against another edition
5.0
Gripping and lyrical story of heart, body, and soul migrations.
jagwar's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
hedyd's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25