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moniipeters's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Grief, Child death, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Alcohol, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Pedophilia, Car accident, Death, Deportation, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
jlearnwriter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Child death, Child abuse, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Xenophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Infertility, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Pedophilia
amobrien's review
- 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
3.75
In the Time of our History follows an Iranian American family in the aftermath of the death of one of the sisters. Set in the 90s with reflections on the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the story touches on family, immigration, grief and culture. While it does have a slow start, this story is definitely worth sticking around for!
Graphic: Incest, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault
stw07's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
3.0
LUCKILY the second half surprised me by being way more interesting. Everyone was still rich and the main character Mitra was still incredibly irritating but I grew to really like the rest of the side characters, and the plot went in a direction I actually cared about (mainly the development of a chosen family).
I still was left wishing the book had given more insight into some of the other characters, mainly Olga (Was it ever revealed how she had been forced to leave the US and why she couldn’t return? Did I just miss that?) and Mitra’s sister.
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Classism, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Incest and Racial slurs