syafiqha's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
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
The Beekeeper of Aleppo start with telling the grieving of Syrian people during war. In fact, almost every page forwards keep written the same thing. War really did suffering people, not only physically but emotion and left them traumatized.
My heart melts every time romantic scene between Nuri & Afra. They are such a sweet, loveable and I can say a realistic couple(?) There is a moment when they laugh and love, then dull part and grief sensations. Both of them handle the grief differently. I thought when the synopsis at the back said: 'journey to find each other back' is they literally need to find each other because when missing but actually is finding their heart back to each other. You can imagine how war affect badly to humans. Not temporary, its permanent and bound to their cells tight.
The journey of Nuri & Afra expose to the reader on how different people suffer their life with self-trauma back stories. From a mother carrying their baby as refugee, a family without a mother and the child keep asking about the mom and a solo souls who loss everything or separate from their loved one.
It is impossible not to be moved. What a heartbreaking storytelling😢. Especially, they are our brothers and sisters from Syria.
Sometimes, the things that you be looking for is not the things as it is. It is a symbolic to something else, stop denying and admit your pain even it's hurt so bad.
The writing structure of The Beekeeper of Aleppo is organised, even it keeps flashing back. By telling the present days first and then, continue with flashback of Nuri & Afra journey. This two situation divided with a border of word. You can see, when the line is hanging out without dot and the next page there have one single word with pattern surround it and continue with the flashback scene next to the page.
In addition, I also love the insertion of Islamic practices likes pray, name of Allah, Quran phrase, Adzan and many more.
My heart melts every time romantic scene between Nuri & Afra. They are such a sweet, loveable and I can say a realistic couple(?) There is a moment when they laugh and love, then dull part and grief sensations. Both of them handle the grief differently. I thought when the synopsis at the back said: 'journey to find each other back' is they literally need to find each other because when missing but actually is finding their heart back to each other. You can imagine how war affect badly to humans. Not temporary, its permanent and bound to their cells tight.
The journey of Nuri & Afra expose to the reader on how different people suffer their life with self-trauma back stories. From a mother carrying their baby as refugee, a family without a mother and the child keep asking about the mom and a solo souls who loss everything or separate from their loved one.
It is impossible not to be moved. What a heartbreaking storytelling😢. Especially, they are our brothers and sisters from Syria.
Sometimes, the things that you be looking for is not the things as it is. It is a symbolic to something else, stop denying and admit your pain even it's hurt so bad.
The writing structure of The Beekeeper of Aleppo is organised, even it keeps flashing back. By telling the present days first and then, continue with flashback of Nuri & Afra journey. This two situation divided with a border of word. You can see, when the line is hanging out without dot and the next page there have one single word with pattern surround it and continue with the flashback scene next to the page.
In addition, I also love the insertion of Islamic practices likes pray, name of Allah, Quran phrase, Adzan and many more.
Content Warnings
Moderate: War
Minor: Child death, War, Death, Addiction, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Alcohol, Drug use, Grief, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts
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