Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri

64 reviews

ksuazo94's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense slow-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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Grief, Medical content, Violence, and Deportation

ree333's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, and Grief

Moderate: Violence, War, and Murder

Minor: Rape

oliviakayhill20's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, War, and Violence

mcurry717's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Trafficking

Moderate: Violence and Rape

auri_underthing's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

Very well written and terribly sad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Gun violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Addiction, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Deportation, and Rape

enmcurrie's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

4.75

An absolutely beautiful book. Took me a while to get into the swing of it, initially I struggled to really connect with the characters but the latter half of the book totally fleshes them out and the powerful storytelling pulls through. I love the motif of the bees that represent the strength of human spirit and resilience through hardship and tribulation. Nuri and Afra’s relationship is beautiful and complex and I admire the strength of their love for each other even in the face of adversity. I think fiction like this is incredibly important in helping to humanise refugees (which the media always fails to do) because these are very much real people going through such harrowing journeys just to seek safety. The author’s afterward also explains how Nuri and Afra are based on real people that Lefteri met which is incredibly poignant (their stories are fictionalised but definitely drawn from real experiences)

I love the way the story is told, it flows beautifully from past to present. The characters are also wonderful and their stories are heartbreaking. A great read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, and War

Moderate: Murder and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

sophee_568's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I cried through this book. Thats it. Ive got nothing else to say

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

Moderate: Death and Child death

Minor: Rape

c_wilkinson's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Drug use, Sexual violence, Child death, and War

thebankofbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, War, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Gun violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Self harm, Medical content, Drug use, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

kirstenpod_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Child death, Death, Violence, Mental illness, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Trafficking, Sexual assault, and Deportation