Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Home Is Not a Country by Safia Elhillo

22 reviews

somelesbianwriter's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

4.5

beautiful and aching with emotion, enhanced for me by the beautiful book club I was able to listen to and learn from about it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia and Abandonment

Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, and Racism

Minor: Misogyny, Gun violence, Infidelity, Car accident, Death of parent, Police brutality, and Murder

maybe_a_cat's review against another edition

emotional

• 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: Racism, Islamophobia, and Bullying

Moderate: Death of parent and Hate crime

aishallnot's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death of parent, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Medical content

xread_write_repeatx's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Hate crime, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Police brutality, Death of parent, and Bullying

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

reflective medium-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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Islamophobia, Racism, Bullying, Hate crime, and Violence

Moderate: Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Blood, Car accident, Classism, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

9/11 mention.

nimeneth's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Islamophobia, War, and Religious bigotry

aishallnot's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Islamophobia

Moderate: Car accident and Death of parent

Minor: Medical content

bookbuyingwithkatie's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Trafficking, Islamophobia, Xenophobia, Violence, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Death of parent, Abandonment, Bullying, and Racism

tahsintries's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

sabrinalefebvre's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-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

3.75

This felt like reading a beautiful warm love letter to all mothers who’ve sacrificed so much for their children

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Islamophobia