Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

Home Is Not a Country by Safia Elhillo

6 reviews

xread_write_repeatx's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Hate crime, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Police brutality, Death of parent, and Bullying

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

tinytrashqueen's review

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Racism, Bullying, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Police brutality, Gun violence, and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual assault and Infidelity

sun_hearth's review

emotional 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 can’t see myself rating this book anything less than 5 stars since I heavily relate to a lot of things talked about this book, especially when it comes to living in the US as the child of immigrant parents and having to deal with the racism and other things that comes with being POC, I can’t say much on the topic is Islamophobia since my family isn’t Muslim but mainly on the experiences of being an immigrant child in the US and trying your best to not disappoint your family and wanting to be better

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Islamophobia, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and Violence

thenextgenlibrarian's review

emotional sad 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

4.0

“i just want to go home. i just want. I am so full of wanting. so much of it for what i cannot change.”

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Police brutality, and Bullying

courtneyfalling's review

emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I wasn't sure how the highly introspective novel-in-verse form was going to work for me at first, especially since Nima starts as such a passive character. But I quickly became engrossed in how she understands the larger world around her and her loved ones, and the second half of the novel really picks up in how it uses this "alternate self" character and Nima's nostalgia for her parents' country. Lots of moments where I teared up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Death of parent, Hate crime, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual harassment, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Racial slurs

Minor: Car accident and Infidelity

kayleyhyde's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Murder, Police brutality, Hate crime, and Violence

Minor: Kidnapping, Pedophilia, and Gun violence