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A review by kshertz
Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa
emotional
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? It's complicated
4.5
Wow this was a beautiful novel. It feels so real I kept having to remind myself it’s not an actual memoir. But it feels that way. The mix of actual history with this fictional life is just so phenomenally done. I learned so much about Palestinian history through this amazing protagonist and I think everyone would benefit from witnessing and reading this story
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail