Reviews tagging 'Islamophobia'

Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena Godden

4 reviews

polkapunkband's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Mass/school shootings, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Racism, Sexism, Medical content, Car accident, Rape, and Sexual assault

nreyno's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Mental illness, Islamophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

being_stupid's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

The writing style is what made me read it entiterly. Because the story doesn't seem to go anywhere when u read it. I don't think it does. But through the story a lot of themes are "talked about". Like barely. Just à hint.
And that's what's weird to me, it seems to be a message but you can't figure it out. 
Plus there are some disturbing scenes and I don't know why they're here. Like how was it revenant to the story. 

At some point there's a scene where a black girl takes her tit out at laugh, stick her tongue out too. And for no reason. To see her as the bad twin there were other ways than depicting a black girl in the 1700 as crazy. I mean I get it, kind of, the point she's trying to make. I don't see how this in particular was useful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Abandonment, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Murder and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Sexism, Racism, Misogyny, and Islamophobia

merrynld's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

When I was only 10% of the way through this, I messaged a friend to say "I think I'm currently reading the best book I've ever read" and, now I've finished it, I stand by that wholeheartedly. I can't even put in to words why. If you are feeling lost and / or angry in the world, read this book. It will change how you see your life and what you do with it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Violence, Mass/school shootings, and Slavery