Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Internment by Samira Ahmed

4 reviews

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

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

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

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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