Reviews tagging 'Islamophobia'

Home Is Not a Country by Safia Elhillo

37 reviews

readingwithkaitlyn's review

reflective medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Islamophobia, Racism, Bullying, Hate crime, and Violence

Moderate: Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Blood, Car accident, Classism, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

9/11 mention.

nimeneth's review

emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Islamophobia, War, and Religious bigotry

hanhantap's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia and Islamophobia

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Hate crime

pointeshoebookworm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Racism, and Islamophobia

Minor: Pregnancy, Violence, and Medical content

aishallnot's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Islamophobia

Moderate: Car accident and Death of parent

Minor: Medical content

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.25

 In honour of Celebrate Teen Literature Day (13 April) I thought I’d read a YA book from my TBR. And since it’s also National Poetry month, Home is Not a Country, a YA novel in verse, was the obvious pick. It’s the story of Nima, a Sudanese-American girl who lives with her working class single mother in the suburbs. Thanks to racism, Islamophobia and xenophobia, plus good old teenage angst Nima often feels that she doesn’t belong and wonders what her life would be like if she wasn’t in America. A dash of magical realism allows her to find out, and possibly learn a little bit more about her family history than she might have cared to know. I’m not always a fan of magical realism but I think it worked really well here, allowing Nima to experience at least part of her parents’ past and to learn, in something akin to a first hand way, that the grass isn’t always greener on the other side of the fence. The style and structure of this book provided a fresh look at some of my favourite themes including immigration, identity, family, friendship, community and mother-daughter relationships. The language managed to be both lush and urgent. Very glad to have read this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia and Racism

Moderate: Grief and Violence

mattyb's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Abandonment, and Bullying

Moderate: Islamophobia, Kidnapping, and Xenophobia

bookbuyingwithkatie's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Trafficking, Islamophobia, Xenophobia, Violence, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Death of parent, Abandonment, Bullying, and Racism

tinytrashqueen's review

emotional reflective slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Racism, Bullying, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Police brutality, Gun violence, and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual assault and Infidelity

hubes's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Islamophobia and Gun violence