Reviews of The Beekeeper of Aleppo

angie95

01/05/2019 – 15:18

A Heartbreaking, rollercoaster

We all know or think we know how of the atrosoties they are happening in Syria, don't we? We sit...

cazza

01/05/2019 – 14:25

Slightly confusing

I did enjoy this book, but in places found it confusing as it flipped between the 'present', and...

lipsquid1

01/05/2019 – 09:57

One of the most compelling books I've ever read

In The Beekeeper of Aleppo we meet Nuri and his wife Afra. Nuri is a beekeeper and his wife...

andonshereads

01/05/2019 – 04:43

Stunning and heartbreaking

I wasn't quite prepared for the realities of this book. That's a good thing; it meant I've gone...

pimo89

01/05/2019 – 00:46

Emotional from start to finish

Fantastic. I loved the writing style and the plot had me in tears. The chractures had great...

lakesgirl

30/04/2019 – 15:40

Vivid and compelling read

This book transports you to a time and place that you are really grateful not to have...

brown_flopsy

30/04/2019 – 15:21

This book will stay with me for a long time.

Nuri and Afra live in the city of Aleppo, Syria, with their young son, Sami. Afra is an artist,...

thepoetryproject

29/04/2019 – 20:46

Hit me hard

Hit me hard I’m naturally going to start this with a cliche, this is not the type of book I...

georginathom

28/04/2019 – 16:36

Gripped immediately

An incredible story that needs to be told, the real lives of the people caught up in the horrors...

marshymermaid

27/04/2019 – 19:39

Absolutely gorgeous book – read it!

This was the next book on my reading list having read an excerpt in the back of The Tattooist of...

janaybrazier

26/04/2019 – 16:59

Beautiful

This book is just simply beautiful. The writing is so stunning and I honestly cannot stop...

bex2607

26/04/2019 – 07:55

Powerful and emotional

THE BEEKEEPER OF ALEPPO: powerful, emotional and heart-wrenching. Similar to The Tattooist of...

tony ball

25/04/2019 – 21:48

Troubled trail of the refugee

THE abominations of the civil war in Syria and its apocalyptic consequences have no bounds. For...

abi642

25/04/2019 – 19:31

Beautiful

This is a moving and powerful book, beautifully written and truly impactful. I think that it's...

hazel tyson

25/04/2019 – 09:52

Thought Provoking

Thought provoking and emotionally charged. Nuri and Afra Ibrahim have fled Syria and are...

mikimoo

25/04/2019 – 08:42

Wonderful book

This is the story of Nuri and Afra. They are from Aleppo in Syria and have had to leave because...

chloes_reads

23/04/2019 – 19:38

Touching

The Beekeeper of Aleppo 3/5 from me. The book is beautifully written, the language used is...

caikie

23/04/2019 – 08:48

Eye opening

I wasn’t sure how easy this would be to read given the subject matter however it was far easier...

caryn smith

22/04/2019 – 22:41

Increadibly Moving

"The sound of birdsong never changes. Mustafa told me this many years ago. And whenever the...

kathryn kelly

22/04/2019 – 09:40

Perfect book club selection

This book tells the story of Nuri's journey from Aleppo to Britain in 2015. Although it is not a...

hmeade

22/04/2019 – 09:24

Haunting,beautiful

This book really opens your eyes to the turmoil refugees face and are still going through. The...

holli_books

21/04/2019 – 18:58

Emotional

I didn't read much of this but what I read was good its about a man and keeps bees but then the...

chaz

20/04/2019 – 18:15

Love this

After reading The tattooist of Auschwitz this book was recommended in the back of the book....

lynelleb

18/04/2019 – 17:54

Wonderul

Haunting, topical and Important Before the troubles Nuri and his Wife had a wonderful life,...