Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Morgon i Jenin by Niclas Nilsson, Susan Abulhawa

45 reviews

stargirl7954's review against another edition

emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Grief, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

deckleeditproof's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Blood, Dementia, and Death of parent

amberinpieces's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Violence, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racism, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

emeryboyd's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

This is a heartbreaking story of the suffering, strength and hope of the Palestinian people. And although these characters are fictional they represent the lives of real people. I hope that one day Palestine will be free, from the river to the sea. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Child death and Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

teabeansss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

julialeigh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation, and War

chi__'s review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Blood, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Deportation

Moderate: Alcoholism and Pregnancy

nightsista's review against another edition

5.0

Nothing could’ve prepared me for the heartbreak in this book. While it’s a fictional story, the historical events are real. Stories of immense tragedy are not fiction in the lives of Palestinians which is why this hits so hard. It may as well be a true story. I think a big take away from this is the generational trauma that Palestinians experience. Not only is the trauma passed on but it is ongoing. Every new generation has to face the same yet new brutal horrors inflicted by the occupying  power.


TW for extreme violence and gore Big TW for the Sabra and Shatila massacre 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Grief, Death of parent, and Colonisation

ile94's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Child abuse and Blood

fiifarts's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

This book was heartbreaking and beautiful. It provided such a very real and heavy account of one family and the generations of tragedy and loss they experienced at the hands of the Israeli occupation. How love still grows amongst a lifetime of fear, displacement and death. How hearts can break and freeze, and that moments of connection with loved ones can save and thaw them. This book was utterly devastating and heart-wrenchingly beautiful. April blooms 🌱

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Racism, Suicide, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Miscarriage, Alcohol, and Deportation