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The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri

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sumisreads's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

A deeply moving book that'll stay on my mind for quite some time. I liked how we're able to see the events of the story unfold through Nuri, whose perspective we come to learn isn't always the most reliable. How he loses everything he loves, and is forced to try and start again with his wife who's become a shell herself. A story of broken people trying to become unbroken. That's how I'd summarise the book in a sentence. 

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agirlnamedellie's review

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challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

Amazing read. I knew when I cried at the end of the first chapter that this would be an emotional and heart breaking read. It also puts a strong focus on grief and the toll that extreme circumstances and loss can effects ones body in many different ways. really liked how the author incorporated the present day with the flashbacks of the past but using a word that interlinked the two. I hadn't seen that done before but really liked how it made the transition between the time frames so smooth. There are many difficult but important aspects to this book but it is a story I think everyone should read to help people understand the struggles refugees face and journeys that refugees have to make.  I actually think this would be an excellent book for students to study in schools if it isn't already being studied. 

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