A review by miaaa_lenaaa
All Men Want to Know by Nina Bouraoui

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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

The writing in this was stunning, like so beautiful and gentle but then so vivid and violent

‘I feel guilty but I don't know how I've sinned.’

‘“I've learned how to ignore things for which there are no words. Without a name, nothing can exist.”’

‘France is an outfit I wear; Algeria is my skin, exposed to sun and storms.’

‘This photograph sums up my father - he's there but he's not really present, a prince with his crown in his hands, trying to keep it out of sight.’

‘Everything turns to blood, grime, mud, fire. An apocalypse. They are murdering my childhood.’

‘I want to be a magician, transform reality when it doesn't suit me, tell stories the way I like them, with happy endings.’

‘We stand tall on the swings, my sister and I, two birds in flight, unfettered, free.’

‘I'm not trying to put myself in danger, I just want to see how long it will take for someone to notice I've gone. I'll find out how much they love me.’
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