Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

74 reviews

ncaldeir's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War

mraddd's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Suicide, Islamophobia, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, and Sexual content

adampjt's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Minor: Infertility, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

fairuce's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

Really loved this book. The different pov from the fig tree and even from a bee once were beautifully written. I will definitely read more of Elif Shafak. Also really appreciated the plants trivia. I found myself googling all the different plants mentioned.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Death of parent, and Alcohol

lilyadams's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Hate crime, Grief, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism

deluna's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child death, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and War

dearbhlanoonan's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

robintchappell's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Child death and Pregnancy

honnhi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I cannot stop thinking about this book. From the first page, I fell in love with the writing style. It’s beautiful and poignant without being difficult to understand.
I feel like the perspective of the fig tree and meditations on nature so perfectly captured these very relatable human emotions and experiences.
The parents’ story gripped me so much that I found myself wishing the chapters on Ada were shorter at times, but I do think the Ada chapters were important in their own way. It added a dimension to the parents’ narrative especially.
This is the exact type of story I yearn for when I read magical realism.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Grief, Religious bigotry, and War

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, and Violence

Minor: Abortion

leontyna's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Hate crime, Violence, and Death of parent