![]() ![]() ![]() I know that I have never felt anything like the fear and anguish she was feeling when that photo was taken. As I write this now, I’m looking at a photo of a screaming Kurdish woman running with a baby in her arms. I’m not sure there is ever an easy day to try to review a book in which the love interest is the architect of a genocide that results in thousands of on-page deaths. I started trying to write my review of War by Laura Thalassa on the day after the Turkish air force started bombing Kurdish-controlled portions of Syria. I’m struggling with all of that and I’m not sure I get to answers, but anyway – read with caution, please. I thought about not reviewing it but I think there is a worthwhile discussion to be had about what it means that a book like this not only exists, but is laden with positive reviews on GoodReads. I’m sorry if this is upsetting for you guys to read. ![]() ![]() I honestly found this book very hard to read and hard to write about, especially with what’s in the news these days. Genocide, both real and fictional, specifically including mass beheadings and murder of children rape and both Islamophobia AND Antisemitism. ![]()
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