Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan

66 reviews

poetskings's review against another edition

dark fast-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Child abuse, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, and Outing

Moderate: Sexism, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, and Emotional abuse

tbr_withmaya's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative 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

5.0

This book gets nothing less than 5 stars. It was so good!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Homophobia

eashani's review

dark emotional reflective 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: Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, and Outing

Minor: Racism

tinysierra's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

*Did not finish- I simply wasn’t vibing anymore*  
This book hits hard with the manipulation, physical and mental abuse and homophobia from her parents. I feel for anyone who lives this and has to hear this kind of bigotry all the time. 
I liked the cultural aspects of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

belle2008's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Murder, Outing, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

cleo_wylde's review

challenging hopeful inspiring 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Incest, Sexual violence, and Islamophobia

emcatbee's review

challenging emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

This book is a difficult read, but so easy at the same time...its concisely uplifting but represents so well the issues facing the LGBT+ community, and the way that changes for brown people.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Hate crime, Murder, and Religious bigotry

hellneauxnoni's review

emotional reflective tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

While I enjoyed reading this book, it's one of those where I'm not obsessed with it. I found most of the characters realistic since I didn't always completely support their actions but it I didn't actively hate them. I am grateful about the things I'd learn from this book though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Minor: Death

bookishbea's review

challenging emotional inspiring 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

4.75

Great book, but for mature teens. If you want to skip the graphic stuff, then just don't read the grandmother's journal entries. I didn't, and understood the story just fine. Other than the content issues (which really add to the gritty plot) it is an emotional book that is desperate yet hopeful. A truly moving (and harrowing) way of portraying being a lesbian within an unsupportive (downright hateful, actually) family.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, and Lesbophobia

A man is murdered (off-page) due to his sexuality.

emilyeehaw's review

emotional

well that was a JOURNEY. first of all, rukhsana had some shitty ass friends. i think they were able to redeem themselves slightly by the end of the book and were at least willing to understand what she had gone through but DANG. 

also this book was INTENSE for a YA book...made me quite sad. at times i felt like the pacing was too fast but i guess that did help me get through the book at a decent rate. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

Minor: Domestic abuse, Islamophobia, and Hate crime