Reviews tagging 'Islamophobia'

Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

7 reviews

mirandyli's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

A nicely written take on what might happen if portals to other countries started to appear in random areas, and refugees start to use them to seek asylum. Unrealistic at times, like when the British decide not to bomb where the refugees live because they didn’t want to live with the fact they would do that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Excrement, Sexism, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Misogyny, Violence, War, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Grief, and Islamophobia

peachani's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Islamophobia and Racism

Minor: Violence, War, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Sexism, and Sexual content

readwriteknit's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Islamophobia, War, Racism, Murder, and Xenophobia

jackbifrost's review against another edition

hopeful reflective 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, War, Sexual assault, and Gun violence

Moderate: Hate crime, Police brutality, Islamophobia, and Drug use

sydapel's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

Stunningly intimate writing that describes a society that feels foreign and yet darkly prescient, I have that empty-yet-full feeling I often get when I finish a book like this. Often, I am annoyed with literary fiction authors who try to comment on too much within a book, but Hamid manages to discuss war, refugees, capitalism, religion, family dynamics, the collapse of society, climate change and probably more that went straight over my head, all within the core story of a relationship that will remain with me for awhile. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Hate crime, Death, and War

Moderate: Death of parent, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, and Islamophobia

nora_knight's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

This book explores the meaning of home and of human connection in a beautiful way. I read this for school but I really enjoyed it. The writing was gorgeous and had incredibly detailed descriptions that I loved. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Islamophobia, Death, Hate crime, Death of parent, Sexual violence, and War

sartastic's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Islamophobia, and Xenophobia