Reviews tagging 'Islamophobia'

I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman

7 reviews

rebecca321's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, Violence, Stalking, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Islamophobia, and Medical content

A masterpiece. Alice Oseman has never let me down. They handled all of the heavy topics beautifully, as always. I wish I could write this more elaborately but in truth I just want to scream at the top of my lungs and force everyone to read this book. I cried. I love every single one of those sad, squishy characters. I hope they have a wonderful life. Cannot wait for whatever Alice Oseman does next because I know it’s gonna be amazing. If you do anything at all today, read this book.

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Cute and interesting YA story that features a member of a boy band and a mega-fan of said band and the unexpected ways that their lives collide. I thought mental-health and LGBTQIA+ issues were dealt with well in this book. Not my favorite of Oseman’s books, but definitely a good, quick read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

emmitt's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Medical content, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug use, Pedophilia, Transphobia, Islamophobia, Grief, and Classism

kits_den's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism, Toxic relationship, Islamophobia, and Sexual harassment

sweetsxrrxw's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

when i started reading this book i had no idea what was it about but as soon as i found out the main character was a hijabi my heart felt fullfied. it's so hard to find good muslim representation nowadays, specially coming from non-muslim people. but alice did a great job. she didn't only portray angel as a normal teen but also added some details for the reader to not forget about her religion and it was just amazing. 
the other main character is a biracial trans anxious boy who is the singer of the trendiest band at the moment which is super cool too. 
the rest of the characters are also nice and it's pretty easy to love most of them.

there are no huge plot twists in the book but it's actually pretty entertaining to see how the plot is being driven and how the words of the two main characters collide while important topics such as self discovery, mental health, growing up and being confused or pressured about what to do next in life are discussed.

this book really brought me back to my intense fangirl era back in 2016-2019. i believe alice has portrayed really well the feeling of becoming so passionate about something that it ends up becoming the main reason of your happiness and it can even bring you up new friendships (mostly online lmao) 
on the other side, she also represents how dark and mentally exhausting the music industry and rich people can be. we can clearly see that through jimmy, whose anxiety stops him from doing stuff in several occasions or whose intrusive thoughts are present all along. 

to sum up, i just loved this book and its content so much, i think everyone should give it a chance. even if you don't feel identified with any of the characters, im pretty sure there's lots of quotes or scenes that you'll keep in mind for a long time, x. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Racism, Transphobia, and Islamophobia

izzettl's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Transphobia and Islamophobia

myarae's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Minor: Deadnaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Islamophobia, and Alcohol