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kt_schutte's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
slow-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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Murder
knitswhilereading's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
sad
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
noahbw's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
A beautifully woven story(ies) about grief, war, family, occupation, friendship.
Set in 2016 and earlier and taking place in the West Bank and Jerusalem, there are some obvious differences between these stories and the current war in Gaza - but, (despite the differences) the details here about place and people help me feel better connected to people in Gaza now.
Set in 2016 and earlier and taking place in the West Bank and Jerusalem, there are some obvious differences between these stories and the current war in Gaza - but, (despite the differences) the details here about place and people help me feel better connected to people in Gaza now.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Torture, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Grief, Colonisation, and War
alp_books's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, and War
alenaul's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This book is very complicated to wrap in a review.
Sometimes I felt very lost but at the same time you always followed the characters and the storyline.
I would not describe this book as a light read but it is definitely worth the read and tells a lot of the personal stories of Rami and Bassam but at the same time its about politics, grief and two colliding worlds. Really an extraordinary book!
Sometimes I felt very lost but at the same time you always followed the characters and the storyline.
I would not describe this book as a light read but it is definitely worth the read and tells a lot of the personal stories of Rami and Bassam but at the same time its about politics, grief and two colliding worlds. Really an extraordinary book!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Antisemitism, Grief, and War
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Islamophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
rustynailsfullset's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Colonisation, and War
epellicci's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-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
4.0
Apeirogon is a book which is poetic and intellectual. Heavily guided by true events, it reads more like a biography than fiction at times as it follows the lives of Bassam and Rami - a Palestinian and an Israeli brought together by the shared tragedy and grief that comes with loosing a child. I loved that McCann used this book to focus on people on an individual and personal level. Apeirogon paints neither side as the unequivocal 'bad guys'. Instead McCann acknowledges atrocities on both sides of the Occupation and explores politics, power, and propaganda as the forces of evil, while allowing his characters to simply be people - products of their circumstances who have done bad and good. He allows them to go on a very human journey, to feel and discover at a pace which is believable. I was deeply immerse and moved by the prose, and left hopeful by the dialouge that McCann has created with this book. It is brutal, but also very tender and beautiful.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Antisemitism, and Islamophobia
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Police brutality
Minor: War
deliriah's review
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Racism, Religious bigotry, and War
ferrgus19's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
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? Yes
5.0
This is flat-out one of the most incredible books I've ever read. Everything about it -- the unusual structure, the compelling characters. the level of detail, the expository/informational interludes -- is extraordinary. Apeirogon was up for the Booker in 2020, the year that Shuggie Bain won. Although Shuggie Bain in a wonderful book, Apeirogon is a miracle. You have to read it yourself to see what an achievement it is.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Violence, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Grief, Medical trauma, Colonisation, and War
knkoch's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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? It's complicated
5.0
Apeirogon: a shape with an infinitely countable number of sides.
This was wonderful and different. It’s written mostly as a series of numbered chapters or vignettes, as short as a sentence or as long as a few pages. It’s about Israel and Palestine, one of the most complex international land and statehood disputes in existence, and shouldered in this book by two fathers who’ve lost daughters to the conflict. Apeirogon is an apt metaphor for this story, and all the stories contained within. It reminded me a lot of Olga Tocarczuk’s Flights in its structure. It’s amazing how a book with such a disparate path can come together so strongly.
This was wonderful and different. It’s written mostly as a series of numbered chapters or vignettes, as short as a sentence or as long as a few pages. It’s about Israel and Palestine, one of the most complex international land and statehood disputes in existence, and shouldered in this book by two fathers who’ve lost daughters to the conflict. Apeirogon is an apt metaphor for this story, and all the stories contained within. It reminded me a lot of Olga Tocarczuk’s Flights in its structure. It’s amazing how a book with such a disparate path can come together so strongly.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death