Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri

29 reviews

gondorgirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and War

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Rape

cbain21's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness

leoniefnk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

The last quarter of the book saves the slow/confusing beginning.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm, Murder, and War

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

aaminak's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Rape, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

melisayasilem's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.5

Definitely helps you see stuff from a different perspective. I was interested in this book mainly because I wanted to be informed of the struggles of immigrants and people who are forced to flee their country for safety despite their love for it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, and War

Moderate: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

helliepad's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and War

Moderate: Genocide, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Islamophobia, and Pregnancy

etl's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Drug use, Self harm, and Excrement

vif'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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, and War

Minor: Rape

veganecurrywurst's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.75

This book is just so sorrowful and harrowing. It tells the story of Afra and Nuri and how they are forced to flee their home. In contrast to other stories about refugees, this one focuses on the mental trauma that many  refugees and asylum seekers have to deal with (which is often forgotten). The author has such a beautiful writing style.
I hope more people read this book.
We HAVE to create Safe Refuge Routes to Europe.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, and Xenophobia

Minor: Murder

therobinjoyce's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A beautifully written, sorrowful and harrowing tale of love, loss, and finding your place in the world after the tragedies and horrors of war.
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Nuri and Afra's tale, although fictitious, is based on true events and the real life tales of some of those caught up in the Syrian war several years ago. It is crazy to think of people having to go through such horrifying and life-altering situations and even crazier to know these things are still going on even in 2022.
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I would heartily recommend this book to anyone who has an interest. It was difficult to read at times but so insightful into the real-life challenges so many are facing, even today, as a result of that war.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, and War