Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

On Fragile Waves by E. Lily Yu

5 reviews

bannedfrombookclub's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Xenophobia, Racism, and Self harm

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Domestic abuse

laurareads87's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? No

4.0

On Fragile Waves follows the lives of an Afghan family -- two parents and their two children -- as they journey from Afghanistan to Australia and find that the country is not welcoming and peaceful in the ways that they'd hoped or expected.  From a precarious boat ride to immigration detention to sexual and racist harassment to the threat of deportation, the novel focuses on the precarity experienced by one family seeking safety and is not an easy read.  I will say that I question the shelving of this book as 'fantasy,' and based on some of the reviews I expected a much more experimentally written book than I actually got.  An infuriating and heartbreaking read; this doesn't read like a debut novel -- definitely recommend.

 gender-based violence / intimate partner violence

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, War, Child death, Death of parent, Suicide, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Islamophobia, Death, and Confinement

Moderate: Domestic abuse

tree_branch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Islamophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, War, and Racism

Minor: Domestic abuse and Cursing

anxiousnachos's review

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

A must read for Australians or anyone wanting to know more about the Australian refugee situation. This is a very lyrical, very confronting look at the situation through the eyes of a young child as she and her family escape the war in Afghanistan and journey to Australia via Nauru. The innocence of the voice contrasted to the really shocking horrors faced in such a powerful way. There’s also a touch of magical realism weaved through, with this person Firuzeh imagines back from the dead to “eat her nightmares” as a way of dealing with her fear which I loved the imagery of. 

Content warnings: war, refugee camp, refugees attempt to reach Australia via boat (note:

a child dies in this section of the plot)

, racism, Islamophobia, military/police brutality, child death, suicide, domestic violence, death (of child; of parent)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Self harm, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, and War

livmm's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Islamophobia, Domestic abuse, and Child death