allmight's Reviews (332)

A must-read for everyone with an inch of humanity. The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine lays out the events of the Nakba, using primary sources and survivors' stories to tell a detailed story of this premeditated campaign of mass expulsion of Palestinians from their own land. A tough read, that will make you angry and sad, especially when you read the recounting of the various atrocities committed and still being committed today. But it's important to bear witness, it's important not to close our eyes. Keep listening, and keep speaking. 

pretty entertaining, but the narrator creates distance between the reader and the characters so you don't really get a handle on who they are as people. also, stop spying on people having sex, idc if you are a fairy or whatever

what a weird little book. love it

A bit too teen for me, but that's a me problem for reading a YA book when I'm not a teen anymore. Found the story a bit ridiculous at times and the writing simplistic, but it was ok for what it was. The plant magic was cool.

Also,
"How long have you been seventeen?"

a tough read, but I'm happy to have read it

I don't think this was for me. The writing style didn't work for me because it felt like I was being told facts instead of experiencing a story. 

An important book for everyone (especially Americans) to read. I was familiar with lots of the subject matters handled in this book already, so it was a bit more of a refresher for me, but 5 stars for being a good, well-written introduction to the subject.

A witty and sweet romance between a rich disabled black woman and a white working-class artist. Talks intersectionally about class, ableism, racism and domestic violence. The romance is dislike to lovers due to class issues and past trauma, though the dislike was solved quite fast through an email chain, so I wouldn't necessarily recommend this book if you are looking for that dynamic. I was also pleasantly surprised by the inclusion of a male DV victim with a female perpetrator, I rarely see that in books. There's a third-act breakup, which (though annoying) is somewhat understandable due to the character's unresolved trauma. Bonus points for the cat. I love cats.

So Let Them Burn is a story about sisterhood, trauma, and the aftermath of war and colonisation. Overall, I enjoyed the story and the relationship between characters. I liked the depiction of having a sibling, how you can love them to the ends of the earth, but still feel jealous and undermined by them and their accomplishments. I was pleasantly surprised by the demisexual representation and liked the banter and buildup to a romance between Faron and

Reeve

. The sapphic relationship, however, seemed somewhat underdeveloped, but I'm hoping to see it grow in the next book. 

What bothered me throughout the story, however, was the worldbuilding. Astral magic was explained reasonably well, but I feel like the same attention wasn't paid to developing the dragons (Also, there can't be only 10 fully bonded dragons. The math isn't mathing). I also had a difficult time trying to conceptualise what sort of time period the world was in. There were amazing flying ships with flat control screens, but scarce electricity and seemingly no other technological advancements. There were also bands and maxi dresses and ice lollies and ex-girlfriends but carriages and mule carts. It was very confusing and hard to wrap my mind around, and it distracted me from the story.