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Waiting to Be Arrested at Night by Tahir Hamut Izgil
4 reviews
mondovertigo's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
tense
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Islamophobia, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Racism, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Pregnancy and Suicide
tigerkind's review
emotional
informative
tense
slow-paced
4.25
Hamut Izgil‘s account skillfully paints a picture of Uyghur life under the repressive system of the Chinese government, interweaving a personal report on the advancement of the genocide with anecdotes of everyday life and his own poems. It is a heartbreaking and infuriating book but also filled with so much love – for his family, his friends, his culture and his homeland. I highly recommend.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation, Deportation, Forced institutionalization, Cultural appropriation, Genocide, Racism, and Islamophobia
Moderate: Torture, Police brutality, Grief, Hate crime, and Violence
Minor: Trafficking and Alcohol
creativerunnings's review
dark
emotional
informative
sad
fast-paced
5.0
This was a very captivating read about the oppression of the Uyghur community in China. The author is a poet who managed to avoid a very dark fate in a concentration camp by leaving his home country and moving to the United States despite the countless, near insurmountable, obstacles put in place by the authoritarian government. Thank you for this moving memoir - it makes me remember to cherish and appreciate the privilege of freedom and its expression we get to enjoy every day.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Deportation, Forced institutionalization, Islamophobia, Grief, Classism, Racism, and Confinement
cghegan's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Deportation, Genocide, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Torture
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