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A review by caseythereader
The Arsonists' City by Hala Alyan
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
- I feel like I've lost my ability to write any kind of proper reviews of literary fiction, especially this kind of sprawling family epic variety, but THE ARSONISTS' CITY was too beautiful to leave off my feed.
- I was completely gripped by the stories of every member of the Nasr family. The way the story unraveled between the two timelines was just masterful.
- Also, going in to this book I didn't know there was a lesbian character! Hooray for adult queer fiction!
- I was completely gripped by the stories of every member of the Nasr family. The way the story unraveled between the two timelines was just masterful.
- Also, going in to this book I didn't know there was a lesbian character! Hooray for adult queer fiction!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racism