Reviews tagging 'Islamophobia'

Strange Weather: Four Short Novels by Joe Hill

4 reviews

biobeetle's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Violence, Islamophobia, Xenophobia, Racism, and Child death

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Confinement, Death of parent, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Grief, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Car accident, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Child death, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, War, Police brutality, Racism, Religious bigotry, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts

socialpsysteph's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

This is a collection for four novellas. I have learned I'm usually not a fan of short stories, but novellas are a sweet spot for me. I love the fast-paced rush of a novella, especially with horror. Of these stories, Rain was probably my favorite - this was a climate sci-fi horror where it starts to rain crystal needles and chaos ensues. This novella was basically perfect, totally didn't see the twists and turns coming. Both Snapshot and Aloft were fun and very different. They were creepy, eerie, and so much fun. Then there was Loaded. To me, this was not the type of horror I like; this was too realistic (this could, and has, happened) and it made me sad and anxious. Now, it was fantastically written, just not what I was looking for right now. Plenty of content warnings on this one!

This book counts for Popsugar 2021 for a book seen on someone else's shelf.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Racism, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Islamophobia, Infidelity, Death, and Child death

rosita's review against another edition

I read Snapshot and Aloft and was pretty neutral to them. They weren't either of them, particularly good or scary... until I got to Loaded. Loaded Is beyond horrifying, and after I finished it I was literally shivering and I had nightmares for days after. It is very realistic, unlike the others, loaded has no fantasy elements to it, and that is what makes it scary.
I like horror books, but this was too much. I could not finish it, I would have been torturing myself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racism, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Islamophobia