Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie

21 reviews

potteresque's review

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

5.0

Not a word wasted. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Religious bigotry

Minor: Violence, Torture, Trafficking, and Murder

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

withlivjones's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

This book exemplifies what a mythology retelling can be - by transporting Sophocles’ Antigone into the present day where the characters are no longer Greek royalty but instead British Muslims, Shamsie gives the myth clear relevance to today’s society, all while staying true to the plot and retaining the themes and conflicts that make Antigone so timeless. The complex moral issues in this book are discussed with such empathy, so that even when characters make decisions one may not agree with, one can understand why they might be driven to do what they do. Antigone is one of my favourite plays, and this book captures its essence perfectly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Racism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Abandonment, Murder, Gun violence, Death, Violence, and Sexual content

Graphic depictions of terrorist organisations

eve81's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Confinement, Islamophobia, Racism, Violence, Murder, Grief, Torture, and Religious bigotry

oriana095's review

emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Death, Islamophobia, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Death of parent and Misogyny

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

astridmalmhester's review

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Torture, Islamophobia, Racism, War, Death, Murder, Violence, Grief, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Misogyny

noahsingh's review

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Grief, Islamophobia, Violence, and Racism

Moderate: Colonisation, Death of parent, Murder, War, Deportation, Misogyny, Police brutality, Abandonment, and Suicide

Minor: Child death

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