Reviews tagging 'Islamophobia'

Internment by Samira Ahmed

36 reviews

aheinicke27's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense slow-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? Yes

3.75

This story is a terrifying and rage inducing look “15 minutes into the future” if the Trump presidency had increased persecution of Muslim people during his presidency. Drawing strong parallels to the Holocaust and the Japanese interment camps of WWII, the story is unsettling to read in a contemporary setting. Layla, the main character, is a brave, strong willed young woman who refuses to comply when her family is sent to a camp. While I appreciated Layla’s spirit for justice, she is also very much a frustrating high school girl at times who fails to think her actions through. (

Like sneaking your high school boyfriend into an internment camp so you can make out for 5 minutes?? Seriously girl???

). Layla grows a lot over the course of the book, but I wouldn’t say that growth happens until the very end. The beginning and middle of the book felt somewhat slow and drawn out, but the ending was really tense and page turning. Overall, this is an important book to read, as it is a very real possibility of what can happen when people lead with fear and hate in their hearts. Layla shows us the importance of using our voices and actions to combat this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Torture

cvl_1103's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Violence, and Racism

frolickingdoe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Hate crime, Blood, Bullying, Gore, Grief, Islamophobia, and Xenophobia

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

whitedaylilies's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Racism, Islamophobia, Torture, Death, and Gaslighting

wrenl's review against another edition

challenging 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? It's complicated

4.0

A captivating and powerful story of resistance, resilience, and hope. I honestly can’t say much other than I’m blown away. There’s so much loss and suffering in this book, but Layla’s actions and her values drive the story to become hopeful again.

And wow does this book hit different after 90+ days of the genocide in Gaza.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Violence, Racism, and Death

rmorrolf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Police brutality, Racism, Antisemitism, Violence, Slavery, Gun violence, Grief, Bullying, Islamophobia, Deportation, Confinement, War, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Lesbophobia, and Hate crime

cbeghuin's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Islamophobia, Confinement, Physical abuse, and Police brutality

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

tddaffin's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Violence, Death, and Torture