Reviews tagging 'Islamophobia'

Cherry by Nico Walker

7 reviews

erisiabliberationfront's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I picked up Cherry at a friend's of the library book sale because every random page I opened had something shocking or obscene. This book has a brick on the gas pedal, a knee on the steering wheel, and uses both hands to shoot up heroin while driving. This is a hard, dark, fast book—all drugs and violence and truama. White knuckle the cover and huff some duster. You'll make it through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Islamophobia, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

aarredon's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.25

Good book, but hard to read. One of those books that I'm glad I read, but will never read again. Not recommended for war veterans or those who have been experienced life in a war zone. A very honest and accurate depiction of the Iraq War and risks retraumatizing those who experienced war. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Islamophobia, War, and Injury/Injury detail

wallanderem's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, and War

riotgurl420's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Islamophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

issamay's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative tense slow-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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying and Vomit

rapgamenancyreagan's review against another edition

dark funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Blood, Islamophobia, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

smpeterson16's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Islamophobia