Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

A Dutiful Boy by Mohsin Zaidi

4 reviews

rosalind's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Racism, and Homophobia

Moderate: Grief, Hate crime, Xenophobia, and Racial slurs

Minor: Cancer, Alcohol, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

notthatcosta's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

This booked fucked me up in ways I didn’t expect by tapping into emotions and experiences I thought I had buried.

Considering his education and accolades it is no surprised that Mohsin is a gifted writer and storyteller. Every page drips with authenticity and honesty, I didn’t feel that any moments were embellished or overplayed.

The pacing was spot on and despite him being fairly young, the ‘arc’ of the book felt organic and earned.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Islamophobia, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Racism, Abandonment, and Bullying

amberinbookland's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

 "Maybe if we had not been raised to hate ourselves it would be easier not to hate the world." 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Racial slurs, Islamophobia, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Violence, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Hate crime, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Cancer

azarab's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

An emotional tale about how a Muslim gay boy came to terms with his sexuality and how we strived for the acceptance of his family. We literally went through his whole life from when he realised he was gay to him forming relationships. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Blood, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Alcoholism, and Terminal illness

Minor: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts