Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar

27 reviews

podanotherjessi's review

emotional inspiring 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

4.5

Absolutely beautiful. It really explores the intersection of queerness and Arab identity while also delving into grief all through a dual timeline story of two different Arab-Americans struggling to figure out who they are. Gorgeously written and heart warming and incredible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Islamophobia

laurenleigh's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad 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? No

5.0

Absolutely brilliant. I was rather blown away by this book. It tells a dual narrative, one in present day New York and one in the 20’s or 30’s, of a Syrian immigrant to NY. Both stories were gorgeously deep queer narratives, full of loss, discovery, and finding your true identity in a world that most often seeks to erase you. The intersections of race, class, gender, sexuality, and immigration status are a heady mix that feels a bit overwhelming at time, but it gave me a valuable bit of insight into lives so different from my own. I highly recommend print or ebook format here. I think an important unfolding of the plot is lost in audio, though I can’t say more without spoilers! 😊

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia

Moderate: Racism, Transphobia, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Dysphoria

rmperezpadilla's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Transphobia, and Islamophobia

whitedaylilies's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Transphobia, and Death of parent

rexpostfacto's review

challenging emotional reflective 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

Zeyn Joukhadar amazes once again. Their writing always reaches into my soul and leaves fingerprints. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Deadnaming, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Grief, and Medical trauma

puttingwingsonwords's review

emotional hopeful reflective 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: Death, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Animal death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Blood, Islamophobia, and Medical content

Minor: Pregnancy and Sexual harassment

jojo_'s review

emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Hate crime, Racism, Xenophobia, Blood, Islamophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Cancer, Homophobia, and Misogyny

Minor: Deadnaming, Transphobia, Dementia, and War

denteaste's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad 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

5.0

i don't think i have the words to write how beautifully written this book was 

the characters are complex and interesting and very human in their flaws and their quest of trying to find a meaning to life itself, the representation feels organic and it is so important to show that LGBTQ+ people were not invented in the 2000s 

the two stories were nicely woven in one another, with a touch of a magical realism 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Dementia

hramona's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? No

5.0

A book hasn’t touched me like this and left me with tears on my face since The Death of Vivek Oji. Utterly divine. Breathtaking. Magical. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Racism, and Transphobia

impeachnixon's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Islamophobia, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Gore