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Apr 15, 2019DavidSpencer99 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Israelis should be better than this. You’d think a people whose lives were stolen by pogroms and the holocaust would know better than to persecute another religious group and steal their property. In this engrossing novel, Abulhawa…
Dec 04, 2017pozrob rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is by far the best book I'v read this year. Just as in Northern Ireland, both sides have squandered peace and perpetuated conflict 50/50. I highly recommend two works that are non-fiction with regards to the subject matter in this…
Mar 03, 2015ravennareader rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I was interested in reading this Palestinian narrative about the Middle-East for a different point of view. I became bored about one third of the way through. The author brings in so many new characters that it is hard to keep track of…
Hotspur
Aug 01, 2014
What a disgusting, hate filled book that paints a false picture of Israeli society. I am perfectly willing to believe there are two narratives who contradict each other. But a book that denies one side any narrative, which places her own…
Hotspur
Aug 01, 2014Hotspur rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
What a disgusting, hate filled book that paints a false picture of Israeli society. I am perfectly willing to believe there are two narratives who contradict each other. But a book that denies one side any narrative, which places her own…
Feb 19, 2014DeltaQueen50 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Both heart and gut-wrenching, Mornings In Jenin is a powerful read that resonated with me and left me feeling a sense of both loss and guilt. A moving story that takes one behind the headlines and gives us a personal look at the cost of…
marg1library
Apr 15, 2013
A well-written novel about the effect of the formation of the state of Israel upon one Palestinian family. It is a work of fiction, written entirely from the Palestinian point of view, but it is a moving story which is well worth reading.
Nov 22, 2012mjoanne1 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Heartachingly beautiful and heartbreakingly sad.
Apr 11, 2011Eil_1 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Profoundly moving - a magnificent book at our 'enemies', by seeing their lives and struggles through their eyes.
eastimorjen23
Apr 10, 2011eastimorjen23 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Sure, it is a slow start, but this book packs a historical and dramatic punch very well. You do need to read into it before the non-fiction excerpts from Edward Said appear, but this is intelligent, heartful, gut wrenching stuff. The story…
Feb 09, 2011
Seems highly formulaic -doesn't feel like a real story but a political tract really rubbing it in. Did not go beyond page 60.
MsMarple
Dec 03, 2010
A fascinating and engrossing story that also gives a personal and historic insight into the Palestinian conflict.
Jul 26, 2010owaiskhan rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Very powerful and eye-opening novel. A fictional story of a very real issue
Mar 28, 2010TamaraTracy rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is a beautiful story.