Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie

6 reviews

gabbygarcia's review

dark emotional 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Grief, Racism, Sexual content, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Torture, Murder, Gun violence, Violence, and Sexism

Minor: War, Deportation, Vomit, Alcohol, Car accident, Trafficking, Colonisation, and Police brutality

terrorism, lockdown, airport racial profiling

madamelacy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, War, and Violence

Minor: Suicide attempt, Islamophobia, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

withlivjones's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

This book exemplifies what a mythology retelling can be - by transporting Sophocles’ Antigone into the present day where the characters are no longer Greek royalty but instead British Muslims, Shamsie gives the myth clear relevance to today’s society, all while staying true to the plot and retaining the themes and conflicts that make Antigone so timeless. The complex moral issues in this book are discussed with such empathy, so that even when characters make decisions one may not agree with, one can understand why they might be driven to do what they do. Antigone is one of my favourite plays, and this book captures its essence perfectly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Racism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Abandonment, Murder, Gun violence, Death, Violence, and Sexual content

Graphic depictions of terrorist organisations

msjenne's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Racism, Colonisation, Abandonment, Classism, Death, Deportation, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Gun violence, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Sexism

rzh's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.75

WOW this was amazing!!! absolutely heartbreaking, incredibly compelling and the ENDING ??!? absolutely brilliant. tempted to mark it down for breaking my heart but that would be an injustice. 4.75 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Death, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Gun violence, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Trafficking, War, and Murder

angelbabe_cj's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Racism, Religious bigotry, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Racial slurs