Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri

39 reviews

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: Rape and Violence

lillyll's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and War

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment

beckyalbon's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Trafficking, and Medical trauma

gloriazthompson's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? No

4.0

A very sad but beautiful story. Happy to have learned from this Syrian refugee perspective.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, and War

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Trafficking, and Murder

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

Moderate: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Trafficking, and Deportation

bookworm_ohsea's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Trafficking, and War

nick13's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

This novel is truly beautiful and it harnesses that beauty, taking the reader to some of the darkest depths to suffocate them within its pages. The trail for a refugee is rough, tortuous even, and yet no matter how hard the road gets, the characters find some sort of hope to cling on to. Sure, not one of these characters has power, nor even are a hero, but they are so human, so hopeful, that it is impossible for me not to love them more than any hero. 

5/5: some of the best characterization, the best portrayal of grief I've ever read, and an impactful story that will make you feel...not great. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Trafficking

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Self harm

anna_2022's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Trafficking, Grief, and War

Minor: Physical abuse and Rape

agonz225's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Trafficking, and War

agirlnamedellie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

Amazing read. I knew when I cried at the end of the first chapter that this would be an emotional and heart breaking read. It also puts a strong focus on grief and the toll that extreme circumstances and loss can effects ones body in many different ways. really liked how the author incorporated the present day with the flashbacks of the past but using a word that interlinked the two. I hadn't seen that done before but really liked how it made the transition between the time frames so smooth. There are many difficult but important aspects to this book but it is a story I think everyone should read to help people understand the struggles refugees face and journeys that refugees have to make.  I actually think this would be an excellent book for students to study in schools if it isn't already being studied. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and War