Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa

21 reviews

candournat's review

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death, War, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Terminal illness, Cancer, Violence, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Outing, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Homophobia, Drug use, Colonisation, and Abortion

kirstenf's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Police brutality, Abortion, Death, Torture, Miscarriage, War, Antisemitism, Child death, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Murder, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Medical content, Infidelity, and Cancer

Minor: Pregnancy, Sexism, and Drug use

kerrygetsliterary's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War

books_coffee_n_red_wine's review

challenging dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

There is no better review than the one on the back of my edition “Reads like a riot act against oppression, misogyny, and shame” - Fatima Bhutto. A phenomenal book that will follow me forever. As an Irish person I am well aware of the Palestinian struggle but this book has allowed me to explore that struggle with a deep and profound focus on how life continues to struggle on despite all else especially in regards to women and how they live under such oppression. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Abortion, Sexual violence, and Colonisation

Moderate: Antisemitism, War, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Police brutality, and Misogyny

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, and Outing

thrillofthepage's review

dark emotional informative 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Colonisation, Cursing, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Pregnancy

sjanke2's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Cancer, Car accident, Dementia, Death of parent, Excrement, and Fire/Fire injury

jouljet's review

challenging informative tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Torture, Murder, Miscarriage, Hate crime, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, and Abortion

kdawns13's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book is incredible. The emotion is tangible, and it's hard not to be totally sucked into the character's lives. Some of the dialogue was a little "girlboss"-esque, but everything felt genuine, and it didn't detract from the plot in the slightest. Definitely a worthwhile read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Confinement, Sexual content, Medical content, Sexism, Terminal illness, Hate crime, Abortion, Death, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Islamophobia, Medical trauma, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

books_and_mags's review

emotional reflective sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Sexual violence, Murder, Islamophobia, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Excrement

womanwill's review

challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Xenophobia, Violence, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Confinement, Gore, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, and Police brutality

Moderate: Torture, Cancer, and Car accident

Minor: Terminal illness, Antisemitism, Dementia, and Islamophobia