Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Internment by Samira Ahmed

9 reviews

kaitlinmoose's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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: Blood, Classism, Death, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Islamophobia

leila_reads_too_much's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Child death, Islamophobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Deportation

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

cerilouisereads's review

challenging emotional 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Deportation, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Racism, and Violence

booksandmagic's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Racial slurs, and Religious bigotry

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

lilymouse's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

Absolutely gorgeous, heartbreaking, and inspiring. I have no words adequate enough to express the things this book made me feel, but it was real and raw.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Hate crime, and Forced institutionalization

raye_charlie's review

dark emotional reflective 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: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Islamophobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Death, Racism, Rape, and Grief

Minor: Child death and Antisemitism

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
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ readability
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ plot development
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ character
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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