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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
challenging
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Thoughts have been gathered. This book was definitely an experience to get through. I thought the way it was split in different sections was a really creative idea. From my understanding, you get to revisit the moments in this girls life through these different sections established by the author. It was a bit confusing at first because I was like... wait did we already see this before? And I won't lie, I'm still a bit confused because maybe my understanding is completely off base but I can appreciate the artistry that went into writing this.
A lot of my reading experience with this book can be boiled down to that sentiment: I am confused but I can appreciate the artistry. Whatever I managed to grasp, I enjoyed and the author crafts a really important and compelling narrative about the realities of Palestinians. The format was just slightly confusing to me, but I typically enjoy more linear books.
Regardless, I still found it very interesting and was glad to have read it.
A lot of my reading experience with this book can be boiled down to that sentiment: I am confused but I can appreciate the artistry. Whatever I managed to grasp, I enjoyed and the author crafts a really important and compelling narrative about the realities of Palestinians. The format was just slightly confusing to me, but I typically enjoy more linear books.
Regardless, I still found it very interesting and was glad to have read it.
The whole place seethed with waiting - the sunset for the sun's movement, the shepherds for the sunset, the herds for the shepherds, the big shepherd boy for the goats, and the little girl for the shepherd boy to turn his head.
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
4.25/5
Shibli excels at infusing the “mundane”, told through an innocent young girl’s perspective, with themes of love, squabbles, and violence. The prose has a hypnotic characteristic that captures the innocence nature of a young girl, yet the horrific nature of massacre and the endless well of grief shines through Shibli’s writing
While slim with sparse prose, TOUCH is a book worth reading slowly, marinating, and rereading
Shibli excels at infusing the “mundane”, told through an innocent young girl’s perspective, with themes of love, squabbles, and violence. The prose has a hypnotic characteristic that captures the innocence nature of a young girl, yet the horrific nature of massacre and the endless well of grief shines through Shibli’s writing
While slim with sparse prose, TOUCH is a book worth reading slowly, marinating, and rereading
heartbreaking prose written from the perspective of a young Palestinian girl experiencing color, sound, love, and complicated family dynamics- over the underwoven massacre at Sabra and Shatila.
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced