‘..The book will be a best seller of the decade…’ Huffington Post was right! This would be a best seller for sure. An awesome debut by any standards, this is a story that would resonate with the reader no matter where he is from. The purpose of literature would be to the serve in […]
Archives for June 2014
Review of The Almond Tree by Reclusive Eudaemon
I wish I had written this review sooner after finishing the book, but once I postpone something, I postpone it big! My thoughts may not be as fresh anymore, but my amazement at this story continues to stay the same. Hopefully I remember everything I wanted to say when I’d just read it (: […]
Review of The Almond Tree by The Readdicts
This. Yes, this. This is exactly the kind of story I need to read. If I had to pick one single genre to read for the rest of my life, it would be this. The simple and sole reason I picked up The Almond Tree to read was because it was spoken of on […]
Review of The Almond Tree by Live Your Life
Against a background torn from the pages of todays headlines, The Almond Tree, by Michelle Cohen Corasanti, recasts the Palestinians in Israel and Gaza, a people frequently in the news, but often misrepresented and deeply misunderstood. This stunning debut conveys a universal story of human courage and perseverance. Comparable to Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite […]
Review of The Almond Tree by Travel Tales From India
The Almond Tree is the debut novel of Michelle Cohen Corasanti. I was quite intrigued by the fact that Corasanti is a female Jew who writes this book in the voice of a Palestine male! To begin with I was not sure if it could be done but after reading the book I have […]
Review of The Almond Tree by Jyothis’ Day Out
This is the story of a young Palestinian boy who makes a mark in this world with his intelligence and resilience. Even with the army throwing obstacles along his entire path, Ichmad manages to get himself and his family into a better future. The story begins with a 12 year old Ichmad witnessing the […]
The Almond Tree humanizes a culture.
The Almond Tree humanizes a culture and brings characters from a distant land to life. Name: The Almond Tree Author: Michelle Cohen Corasanti Publisher: FINGERPRINT Page Count: 352 Back cover says: Against a background torn from the pages of today’s headlines, The Almond Tree by Michelle Cohen Corasanti recasts the Palestinians in Israel and Gaza, a people […]
Review of The Almond Tree by Tarang
Finished reading “The Almond Tree” by Michelle Cohen Corasanti. I’m so glad I read this book and for that I would like to thank Mr. Yawar Khan and Finger Print Publishing for giving me this opportunity! I am an avid reader but I’m very selective about books. I’ve kept myself restricted to contemporary women/romance […]
Review of The Almond Tree by Kitaab Review
The bewitching debut novel ‘The Almond Tree’ of the Jewish American author Michelle Cohen Corasanti, a Jewish American is a busy story. Buzzing as it is with its dozen odd characters, mostly members of Ahmed’s family, his friends and mentors, who is the narrator of this saga, this is a heart wrenching account of […]
Review of the Almond Tree by Ghetto Guftagu
The journey to the other side is never an easy walk. For Michelle Cohen Corasanti it was no different. As the Jewish American woman crossed the Separation Wall to enter occupied Palestine, it translated into moments filled with discoveries, and barriers succumbing to the undeniable truth. Michelle was certain she has a story to […]
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