Reviews tagging 'Death'

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh

169 reviews

parsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Violence, Death of parent, War, Death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Rape and Torture

fanchera's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, War, Blood, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

hiraeth_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Grief, Gore, Death of parent, and Blood

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Child death

decie's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Medical content, Grief, Gun violence, Sexism, Torture, Death of parent, Genocide, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Blood, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Violence

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Pedophilia and Rape

emilily's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.75

A gripping story of a young woman navigating trauma and grief in the context of the Syrian war. Overall, I loved this book

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but I wish the author hadn't bothered with the epilogue; end on a cliffhanger in the sea was a huge missed opportunity to leave the ending up to interpretation

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I'd definitely recommend this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, War, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Gun violence

Moderate: Blood, Death, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Child death, and Death of parent

lingfish7's review

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Medical content, and Death

blakeandbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Genocide, Death, Police brutality, Mental illness, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gore, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, and War

Moderate: Torture and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

arianna9's review

dark emotional hopeful informative sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Amazing book. Super realistic

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Child death, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and War

Moderate: Torture, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Rape

augie_'s review

challenging dark emotional informative 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Mental illness, Death of parent, War, Sexual assault, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Child death, Torture, Police brutality, Physical abuse, and Murder

podanotherjessi's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

4.75

This is beautiful and heartbreaking and hopeful and tragic all at once. I think this book could easily be and probably should be added to mandatory reading lists for high schoolers. It shows such an important perspective on Syria, which I think is necessary for everyone. Absolutely stunning.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma and Death