A review by jiujensu
The Thorn and the Carnation Part 2 by Yahya Al-Sinwar

adventurous challenging informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This is the second half. What to say. 
Here's a few sort of negative things and then a few positive. 

Some parts are repeated sort of - but that's due to it being smuggled out of prison in parts. He should get a pass. 

I also have to say that as a "novel" I can't really say that there's necessarily a fictional plot. I've read some articles about the work and it seems he may have wanted to chronicle a part of Palestinian history of the resistance using composite characters and not necessarily centering himself. It does read more like a history in parts because the events actually did happen. You can decide what you think about that. 

Whatever you think about the story or classification, I think he did well in this second half covering differing viewpoints of the Palestinian people, the different attitudes toward Oslo, toward resistance operations, toward what was called suicide bombings and other elements. 

Definitely worth a read - especially given the author's role in the resistance and his demise. I think it'll provide some insight you don't expect, especially if you're used to reading US commentary on the Palestinian struggle for rights and self determination. 

https://annas-archive.org/md5/e9d7f17d739babed8f20e93ce62b581d

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https://t.co/iBiJk1Ewjp