slgy's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism
Minor: Child death and Death of parent
ashlikes's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Child death, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Sexism, Misogyny, and Infertility
Minor: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, War, and Trafficking
fayesreads_'s review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-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? It's complicated
5.0
Tbh this might just be the most beautiful story I ever have the privilege of reading in my entire life. The fact that this is likely an autobiographical account of Gibran hurts so much more & my heart aches rn
Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Slavery, Sexism, and Religious bigotry
williamgideon's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
3.5
The language was beautiful but I just couldn't resonate with it since Gibran has a very idealistic worldview. Plus the edition I had was full of typos.
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Child death
mengzhenreads's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Incredible writing paired with a tragic love story that despite it's short length, packed a huge punch and is definitely a book that I want to read again to annotate and mark down all my favorite quotes because oh my god, the WRITING was just stunning.
Graphic: Miscarriage, Child death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Death and Emotional abuse
Minor: Misogyny
sarasbooks's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
The broken wings is a poetic novel, a tale of tragic love, set in Beirut, Lebanon. Gibran describes the passion and love of a young man for Selma, a young woman, who is forced into marriage with a man she doesn't love. It's a book about love, life, human existence, happiness and deals with many social issues of the time, such as religious corruption and the lack of women's rights. There's so much in this book. Although love is the focus, it's not only about love.
I cannot even begin to explain how much I loved this book. No matter what I say, I will not do it justice. It's probably the book with the most beautiful writing I have ever read. I now want to read everything Gibran has ever written. I tabbed SO much and it still wasn't enough because I just wanted to tab every single paragraph. I just finished it and I already want to reread it and annotate. I just know that I will be rereading this book many times in the future.
I'm so overwhelmed by thoughts and feelings that it's very hard to clearly articulate why this book is so phenomenal.
It's a very short book. But I didn't speed through it. I read it very slowly, savoring every word. Sometimes I reread the same sentence three times so that it could have a bigger impact on me.
If you love poetic writing, character-driven books, short books with depth and tragedy, this one's for you! Please read it, I want every one to have the same beautiful experience.
Moderate: Death and Child death
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