Reviews

These Trees, Those Leaves, This Flower, That Fruit, by Hayan Charara

woolgatherer's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

3.0

I’m not sure how to feel about this one. There were some thought-provoking poems and I can definitely see Charara’s wit coming into play, but the collection felt a bit choppy and scattered. What kind of kept things together was the “Self-Portrait” series, though even some of those poems didn’t quite strike me the same way others did. I think my favorite from the series (and perhaps this entire collection) was “Self-Portrait in Retrospect.”

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Xenophobia

Minor: War

cgillman's review

reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

eloisethebooklover's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Suicide

Moderate: War

upperjackpain's review

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

asburris325's review

reflective

4.0

From "Apokaluptein" 
"to men and women, the only species / that knows, consciously, what others of its kind / thought and did thousands of years before--"

rjsthumbelina's review

challenging reflective slow-paced

3.5

anoresteia's review

3.0

I like this book because I like the connections to nature but I didn't feel connected to it and I think it is because this collection is so all over the place. All of the pieces have similar themes but they are written in different styles that it felt choppy. I liked the prose and longer pieces more than the haikus (but the haikus were good as well).

thewileyseven's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

rosathelemon's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0