Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Home Is Not a Country by Safia Elhillo

5 reviews

abeilleabbie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual assault, Violence, and War

somelesbianwriter's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

4.5

beautiful and aching with emotion, enhanced for me by the beautiful book club I was able to listen to and learn from about it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia and Abandonment

Moderate: Hate crime, Racism, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Police brutality, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

abitbetterbooks's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, Xenophobia, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Sexism, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, Islamophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

Minor: Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

9/11 mention.

amandalorianxo's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

Wow. It’s moments like these where I don’t know if what I will write will be enough to convince people that this a book worth reading. For those us who are fans of Elizabeth Acevedo’s work, @safiamafia writing is similar but holds her own as we get to know Nima & her family. Roughly 211 pages of emotion, what if’s and a mere inkling about what happens when a teenager wants to know so much but is unable to seek out answers in a way others easily can. Nima is the child of Aisha, a single mom who is not ashamed of where she comes from nor the Arabic language in which she speaks. I saw a lot of Nima in myself - despite the fact that she’s fourteen - we both struggled in speaking the language our mothers want us to be fluent in and the accompanying jeers / racial tension from the American born kids. There’s a little bit of a supernatural spin to this story that I don’t want to give away but I highly recommend picking this up the next time you are at the library or at your local bookstore. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Islamophobia, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Physical abuse, Torture, Religious bigotry, Car accident, and Pregnancy