Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad

6 reviews

spookyaz's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

lizmarasse's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.0

Beautiful, haunting story - the refugee crisis examined from the perspective of a child. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Xenophobia, Vomit, and Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent

butlerebecca's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Really enjoyed this - I wish there was more character development and there were a few vague details I would have liked to see clarified but regardless 100% recommend this —  a very quick read with some beautiful prose and an excellent message

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Xenophobia, Vomit, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Alcoholism

arnold_shelby's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

This is a moving exploration of humans seeking better futures, of people supporting one another, of tragedy as a normal, daily occurrence that white people turn off on a whim. Challenging and biting, hopeful, and painful all at once. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Xenophobia

Minor: Vomit and War

yavin_iv's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Xenophobia, and Vomit

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Genocide, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Alcohol

marabdelmageed's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

This book is a masterpiece. It is beautifully written, thought provoking, and it stirs up deep emotions. It is, most importantly, such an amazing critique of the refugee crisis. Not only is this work impactful on the individual reader, but it truly has the potential to impact a generation. This is the kind of book that should be taught in schools. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia and Islamophobia

Moderate: Child death, Death, Vomit, Trafficking, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail