Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie

8 reviews

kindlyalyssa's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Felt like a punch right in the gut. Eye opening, devastating, and like nothing I've read before. A bold story of manipulation,  regret & intense grief. There is humanity within us all.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Islamophobia, Hate crime, and Death

jackbifrost's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deportation, Grief, Murder, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Racism, and Death

Moderate: Racism, Classism, Hate crime, Sexism, and Violence

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

deanchaudhri's review

challenging emotional 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Grief, Islamophobia, and Murder

Moderate: Hate crime, Misogyny, War, Torture, and Death of parent

msjenne's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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: Torture, Violence, Racism, Colonisation, Abandonment, Classism, Death, Deportation, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Gun violence, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Sexism

dancefever's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-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

4.75

WOW this was amazing!!! absolutely heartbreaking, incredibly compelling and the ENDING ??!? absolutely brilliant. tempted to mark it down for breaking my heart but that would be an injustice. 4.75 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Death, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Gun violence, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Trafficking, War, and Murder

angelbabe_cj's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Racism, Religious bigotry, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Racial slurs

sarrasegway's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Murder, Racial slurs, and Religious bigotry

milliebrierley's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Violence, and Racism