Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

69 reviews

leabhar_love's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Murder, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Violence, Hate crime, Animal death, and Homophobia

Minor: Suicide

katievh's review

emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Homophobia, Death, Death of parent, Addiction, Violence, Gun violence, Colonisation, Alcoholism, War, Hate crime, and Child death

Minor: Pregnancy

profdevochka's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Murder, Racism, Religious bigotry, Death, Violence, War, Drug use, Hate crime, Mental illness, Child death, Grief, Islamophobia, Suicide attempt, and Xenophobia

reajacks's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was heartbreaking. Shafak’s words seem to have this way of reaching into your and gripping your heart until the final chapter. I wish I could forget the contents of this book only I could read it all over again. I don't want to be too elaborate here only because this book is too special to spoil. Even if you're interested in historical fiction (I myself to avoid it), you will love this book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Murder, Hate crime, and Grief

biblioghoul's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Animal death, War, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcohol, Pregnancy, Hate crime, Homophobia, Child death, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Alcoholism

celia_hf's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Hate crime, and Death

Minor: Alcoholism and Mental illness

eve81's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• 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: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Death, Violence, Alcoholism, Grief, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Death of parent, War, Murder, and Suicide

katrinabahl's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I didn't even know I could love a fig tree, but here we are. It took me a few minutes to wrap my head around story narration through the eyes of a tree. It worked though! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime and Homophobia

Moderate: War and Death of parent

Minor: Mental illness and Abortion

waybeyondblue's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime and Homophobia

Moderate: War, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, and Violence

jadericard13's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime and War