Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy

10 reviews

joanna_del_ro's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

Slow burn, but satisfying journey and conclusion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, War, Genocide, Animal death, Physical abuse, Violence, Transphobia, Torture, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, and Racial slurs

fuckcarsridebikes's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Miscarriage, Suicide, Transphobia, Police brutality, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Racism, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Classism, Torture, Pedophilia, Murder, Gore, Dysphoria, Domestic abuse, Blood, Animal cruelty, War, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Child death, Islamophobia, Gun violence, Colonisation, Infidelity, and Hate crime

m4rtt4's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25

interesting yet very confusing — there were so many characters that I feel like I missed half of the story. The other half I did like, in all its sadness it was also full of beauty and hope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Transphobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Animal death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Police brutality, Racism, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Death, Medical content, Islamophobia, and War

emzireads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Classism, Violence, and War

kshertz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

This author’s last book was hard for me to read and this one is too. They are so loved though so it must be something I’m missing. I lost the thread of the narrative often and I couldn’t really tell you what the books about beyond extremism and India. And maybe trans rights?

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Transphobia, Violence, Body shaming, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Religious bigotry, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Sexual assault, War, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Misogyny, and Murder

aditi_agarwal's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative slow-paced

3.0

Arundhati Roy has a beautiful way with words, and that undoubtedly can be seen throughout the book, however, to me it seemed that she went a little overboard this time with long, tiring descriptions that almost seemed unnecessary. That is also what made this book a very difficult one to read.

Other than that, the book beautifully intertwines the struggles that the various minorities in India- gender minorities, religious minorities, caste minorities etc. have faced throughout the history of India and continue to face even today.

The parrelism between the various struggles of India, and the various struggles of the Indians often ignored and overlooked will almost well up your eyes at times, fill you with rage, with a longing for justice- but oftentimes the overly flamboyant descriptions suck the intensity out of those moments. 

I am glad I picked this book up because it is informative and stirs your emotions, but i will also be honest, i almost gave up on this book many times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual violence, Classism, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, War, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Bullying, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, and Torture

nithilakumar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Transphobia, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

bingereading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Islamophobia, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Violence, Child death, and Transphobia

adriananoboa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Religious bigotry, and Police brutality

Moderate: Rape

kwitshadie's review against another edition

I was hoping I would warm up to the chaotic story but when the plot turned--60 pages in--to a description of religious atrocities I gave up in disgust.  Babies impaled on tridents is not a topic for an afternoon's amusement with a book.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide and Religious bigotry