Reviews tagging 'Cultural appropriation'

Liefde van A tot Z by S.K. Ali

32 reviews

tinysierra's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Marvel: Love from A to Z
I loved this book. The romance, the format, the family ties, the Muslim main characters. I didn’t know much about MS and I’m still learning about the Muslim faith so this book taught me a lot! I loved Zayneb’s passionate and fiery personality.

Oddity: Positive references to Harry Potter in a book about prejudice and hate crimes. Like, am I missing something? This book was published in 2019… how many trans people are dead now as a result of JKR’s TERF rhetoric? 

If you like this book, I recommend:

• The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
• Jackpot by Nic Stone 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Islamophobia, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Cultural appropriation

mina2299's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Islamophobia, and Grief

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Death of parent

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and War

metalballwheatley's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

Finally done this book! (I would've finished it sooner if it wasn't under some boxes lol) Totally get the hype behind it, I love Zayneb and Adam. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Islamophobia

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Cultural appropriation

heidifuglevand's review against another edition

inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Islamophobia

Minor: Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Cultural appropriation

itsradita's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Islamophobia, and Death of parent

Moderate: Chronic illness

Minor: Cultural appropriation

shahdhazem's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

One of my favourite reads this year not only is it one of the best muslim romances out there but it tackled lots of huge problems really well like islamophobia, multiple sclerosis and death of  loved ones. I related so much to Zayneb in many ways and I loved her her sense of not wanting to sit still and having to stand in front of the many injustices in this world. Loved the idea of the marvels and oddities I'll even make a journal myself and the author managed it so well along with the multiple povs. Also loved the family dynamics so much it made my heart warm. In conclusion this is an excellent book and I can't wait to read more of Adam and Zayneb.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Terminal illness, Islamophobia, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Cultural appropriation

internationalreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Hate crime, Racism, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, and Injury/Injury detail

lida_magg's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Racism, Islamophobia, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Cultural appropriation

librocubicularist_x's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective 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

This book does a great job of demonstrating what modern-day Muslims go through daily. I loved how there was always a positive for every negative, a great reminder of how we shouldn't dwell on everything that goes wrong in our life. The characters' dynamics together were really refreshing to me, it was nice seeing loving and caring families. An accurate representation of the characteristics Muslims aim to exhibit

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, and Grief

Moderate: Death, Medical content, and Death of parent

Minor: Cultural appropriation and War

thewildmageslibrary's review against another edition

4.0

Hey, I finally read this! Really enjoyed it, what a cute love story.

CW: HP references

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Islamophobia, and Grief

Moderate: Medical content and Death of parent

Minor: Car accident, Cultural appropriation, and War