Reviews tagging 'Deportation'

A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum

2 reviews

michaelion's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I read Evil Eye last month and gave it 5 stars, and it's near impossible for me to give things 5 stars, so I figured this woman must be amazing I gotta read what else she has. Only one other book?! How heartbreaking! I need more! Etaf Rum the woman that you are!!!

I do feel that if I had read this book first and Evil Eye second, I still would've given Evil Eye 5 stars. These books were written for the culture. Not my culture, but the importance of them, the weight of them, were not just to represent Palestinians and Arabs, but to show other Arabs "this is who we are, we have stories to tell, and we have to be honest with ourselves" and I love that SO much. Etaf Rum you will always be famous!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Misogyny, Violence, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Rape, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Self harm, Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Colonisation, Mental illness, Genocide, Abandonment, Child death, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Deportation, Sexual assault, War, and Blood

Minor: Body horror, Car accident, Stalking, Fatphobia, Islamophobia, Drug use, and Miscarriage

brennrul's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Murder, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Rape, Child death, and Abortion

Moderate: Misogyny, Colonisation, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Deportation, Sexual violence, Grief, and Islamophobia

Minor: Genocide