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A review by fromjuliereads
Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
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
This book was such an emotional rollercoaster and such a difficult read. But wow. It was so incredible, raw, graphic, hopeful. I found it to be incredibly difficult and sad to read at the beginning through so many of Nahr's experiences. As the story goes on, there is more and more hope.
I think it was a hard read because you know even though this is fiction, there are people with stories like this, people like other characters in the book.
Definitely recommend but check the trigger warnings.
I will admit that it has a slower start and I struggled with the pacing and the plot at the beginning, just with it being such graphic and difficult experiences written for a long portion. But as the story evolved and broadened it made more sense why it started out that way.
I think it was a hard read because you know even though this is fiction, there are people with stories like this, people like other characters in the book.
Definitely recommend but check the trigger warnings.
I will admit that it has a slower start and I struggled with the pacing and the plot at the beginning, just with it being such graphic and difficult experiences written for a long portion. But as the story evolved and broadened it made more sense why it started out that way.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Islamophobia, Grief, and Abortion
Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Vomit