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A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum
4.75
emotional mysterious reflective sad
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Captivating & devastating. 
Will be thinking about this book for a long time.


You’re telling me when she finally gets the courage to leave she finds Adam at the train station and has to pretend it’s a picnic for the girls and then he beats her to death that night?! 😭😭
And still in present day NO ONE truly knows that she decided to be brave bc no trace of that is left!!! Isra’s story hurts my heart the more I think about it.

Also the way that Sarah facilitated Isra’s wish for her daughters years later!!😭

And Deya’s courage facilitating the healing of her family by having Fareeda & husband acknowledge and explain to her what happened with her parents & Sarah !!! 

This books was actually too heavy for me to fully dive below the surface ngl