Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Internment by Samira Ahmed

7 reviews

quinnpjd930's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Violence, Islamophobia, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Police brutality, Confinement, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation

Moderate: Racial slurs, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Torture, Physical abuse, Murder, Sexism, and Hate crime

bookcaptivated's review

emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Gun violence, Death, Islamophobia, Child abuse, Violence, Torture, Blood, Xenophobia, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Minor: Hate crime, Sexual assault, Antisemitism, Racial slurs, War, and Deportation

booksandmagic's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Racial slurs, and Religious bigotry

princess_peach's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Xenophobia

courtney_kelley's review

challenging emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Islamophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Gun violence and Racial slurs

sunpuddles's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ writing
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ insightfulness
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ readability
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ plot development
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ character
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ pace

This a fantastic YA novel and a timely one for our last presidency. Touching mostly on the Muslim ban and white supremacy, but also race, religious  freedom and general civil liberties. I was moved by Ahmed’s references to the interment of Japanese Americans, the parallels to the Holocaust and references to more recent immigration policies (border wall, children in cages etc.) With all of these broader issues, she was still able to create vivid, relatable characters and used highly readable prose without relying too heavily on tropes of many YA novels. This acts as an inspiring cautionary tale, but not at the risk of being able to stand on its own as a very readable, fast-paced story of our almost-history.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Blood, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Violence

bargainghost's review

challenging 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, and Islamophobia

Minor: Physical abuse and Police brutality