A review by nightsista
Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa

5.0

Nothing could’ve prepared me for the heartbreak in this book. While it’s a fictional story, the historical events are real. Stories of immense tragedy are not fiction in the lives of Palestinians which is why this hits so hard. It may as well be a true story. I think a big take away from this is the generational trauma that Palestinians experience. Not only is the trauma passed on but it is ongoing. Every new generation has to face the same yet new brutal horrors inflicted by the occupying  power.


TW for extreme violence and gore Big TW for the Sabra and Shatila massacre 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Grief, Death of parent, and Colonisation