Reviews tagging 'Islamophobia'

The Roles We Play by Sabba Khan

5 reviews

alisonannk's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Dysphoria, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Colonisation, Hate crime, Body shaming, and Misogyny

Moderate: Classism, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, Racism, Islamophobia, Violence, and Racial slurs

rosalind's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Racism, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Grief, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Religious bigotry, and Hate crime

Minor: Mental illness, Racial slurs, and Violence

serendipitysbooks's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

 The Roles We Play is a very introspective, personal book in which the author explores her identity within her family and as a British Muslim woman of Pakistani heritage who no longer observes or believes in many aspects which previously underpinned her identity. A wide variety of themes are explored - feminism, racism, culture, religion, colonialism, migration and most of all identity and belonging. I was also interested in some of the history, particularly a dam built after partition which forced many farming families off their land and eventually led to them migrating to the UK. The colour palette is muted and the layout is often full page spreads and not the stereotypical comic strip appearance. I found it quiet, soothing and contemplative, encouraging me to slow down and really think about the issues the author was grappling with. A fun addition was a song selected by the author to accompany each chapter which made for a really immersive experience as I listened as I read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia and Racism

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Misogyny

kirstym25's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Islamophobia, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Xenophobia and Racial slurs

questingnotcoasting's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

This was such an interesting graphic memoir. Khan explores some complex issues, including identity, belonging and patriarchy and her illustrations really help convey her feelings, particularly about her complicated relationship with religion and her family. She's an architectural designer and that certainly comes across in her art style which is very detailed and structured. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Domestic abuse