Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa

15 reviews

shieldbearer's review

This book was beautifully written but it didn't grab me the way "Mornings in Jenin" did. There is a lot of heavy, nuanced plotting here, but there are also several ways the plotting falls short, When looked at as a work of fiction, this simply does not do it for me. Part of it is that I can't get invested in the romance. A similar work that I preferred a lot is "Minor Detail"

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Classism, Islamophobia, Miscarriage, Police brutality, Cursing, Sexual violence, Ableism, Alcohol, Infidelity, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Deportation, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic friendship, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and War

Moderate: Infertility, Abortion, Antisemitism, Outing, and Pregnancy

mona_liest's review against another edition

dark

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

Check TWs!
First part of this book was hard to read but in the end I was glad that I did finish it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Rape, and Confinement

Moderate: Blood, Torture, and Police brutality

Minor: Vomit, War, Alcohol, Antisemitism, and Racial slurs

brynalexa's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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? No

5.0

A powerful journey. Perfectly paced and gripping. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Car accident, Colonisation, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Violence, War, Deportation, Drug use, Grief, Sexism, Sexual assault, Addiction, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Classism, Death of parent, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic friendship, Abortion, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Vomit, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, and Hate crime

Minor: Infidelity, Infertility, Fatphobia, and Dementia

issy_jacob's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death of parent, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Homophobia, Grief, Gun violence, Child death, Sexual assault, Murder, Police brutality, Rape, Blood, Xenophobia, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Animal death, Infertility, and Genocide

Moderate: Alcohol and Drug use

Minor: Addiction and Vomit

kjofalltrades's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Rape, Sexual content, Abortion, Racism, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Confinement

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, Genocide, Medical content, Torture, Infertility, Deportation, War, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Infidelity, Cancer, Body shaming, Vomit, and Animal death

schlady's review

challenging dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

5.0

A painful, haunting, beautifully-written story of a Palestinian refugee woman's loss, suffering, and heartbreak alongside her strength, resistance, and love. The pace of the book is a steady balance of slow and medium throughout, with lyrical passages of devastating events and details sprinkled with moments of joy and hope. This memoir is technically a work of fiction yet it is very much real and historical, a history of brutal settler colonialism that continues into today. This novel is an important book, one that fights back while dancing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Confinement, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Murder, Sexism, Colonisation, Sexual content, Torture, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Grief, Deportation, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, War, Trafficking, and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Car accident, Drug use, Vomit, Infertility, Infidelity, Alcohol, and Animal death

cecilialau_'s review against another edition

5.0

This book is full of heart. Of longing, displacement, confinement, tragedy, love, heartbreak, horrors, revolt, strength, emotion, grace, dignity, humanity, inhumanity, honesty, empathy, and I (clearly) could go on.
The story it tells is utterly profound, and I am so grateful to have read it. All the horrors of occupation, oppression, misogyny, murder and injustices included - bc it is the truth.
I was infuriated by the violence and volatile, undignified humiliation tactics and pure evil that Palestinians face.
What a historical, enlightening and powerful tale.
There were maybe two pages that I wanted to move past a bit quicker, but I was completely spellbound by the complexity (simply put) of love and life from the perspective that we are afforded with this novel.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, Colonisation, Medical trauma, Blood, Cancer, Forced institutionalization, Miscarriage, Violence, Death, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Gun violence, Homophobia, Genocide, Body horror, Grief, Outing, Child death, Torture, Vomit, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Confinement, and Murder

ec_holland's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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

4.75

There were many times this book brought me to tears, but not because of the violence or sadness, but rather the hope and determination that empowered our MC.

In 2023, this story hits home in a way that pulls me out of despair and makes me want to fight for Gaza.

The connection of Baldwin was particularly poignant and the love in this story was earnest and felt near tangible.

I would love everyone to read this beautiful, haunting book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Islamophobia, Rape, War, Vomit, Violence, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Deportation, and Confinement

anna_wa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Violence, Confinement, Trafficking, Medical content, Rape, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Hate crime, War, Child death, Genocide, Sexual assault, Cursing, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Antisemitism, Homophobia, Vomit, and Excrement

blakeandbooks's review

emotional sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Confinement, Grief, Sexual violence, Genocide, Death of parent, Death, Abortion, Murder, Rape, Homophobia, War, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Vomit