Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Son of Sin by Omar Sakr

8 reviews

kellyung's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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: Child abuse, Classism, Death of parent, Death, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Islamophobia, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Homophobia, and Violence

scops_xyz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Sexual content

Moderate: Mental illness, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Islamophobia, Homophobia, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Child death and Child abuse

thelibraryofalexandra's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Islamophobia and Sexual assault

jouljet's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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: Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Racism, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content

starmerchant's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Racism

nibs's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

4.25

This was the April pick of a queer literature book club I am in. I'd enjoyed Omar Sakr's contribution to the short story collection After Australia and was keen to read more of his work. When we met up for bookclub, I still had about 30 pages left, but I was able to enjoy the discussion and not feel spoiled due to the nature of his writing. The writing isn't plot-based, its more following a character through his own experiences. 

You can tell this book is written by a poet. It is so carefully worded, with so much packed into some sentences in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it way. It felt like we were going back over Jamal's experiences with him. Reading about him as a bi man and seeing how queerness was viewed in the varying intersections of his cultures (Muslim expectations, Lebanese and Turkish cultures). Finding out what it was like in western Sydney at this time was really insightful - I'm a bit too young to know from the news. This is the kind of book I'd like to reread one day, it's so rich in detail. 

I originally gave this 4 stars, but I just couldn't stop thinking about it. A week later I was thinking it should be 4.5 stars. I've concluded that I'll average it out to 4.25 stars. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, and Sexual content

bronte_bronte's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Child abuse and Homophobia

grets_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs

Moderate: Biphobia, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Incest and Mental illness