Reviews

Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa

leatherlee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

A complex rendering of the Palestinian experience since the 1940s as it intersects with themes of cultural identity, family trauma, and deep love. 

sarahbeaks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

careycarpenter's review against another edition

2.0

This book I’ve been trying to finish forever. It’s just not for me right now. I don’t know why. I’m going to just move on.

ali_f's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-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

sapphosirens's review against another edition

5.0

My heart hurts in every way possible.

vanessacorwin's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative 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

5.0

myriam7's review against another edition

informative 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

Lecture préférée de 2024 pour l’instant 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, and Death of parent

Moderate: Torture

cocodoman's review against another edition

5.0

beautiful tragic raw masterpiece. free palestine

gaynidoking's review against another edition

It was very good and very impactful, however I was not in a stable enough mental state to handle the heavy content and vivid imagery of the violence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Blood, Islamophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

serine98's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0