Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan

9 reviews

thatsoooonana's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Rape, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

therainbowshelf's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

Rukhsana Will do just about anything to keep her parents from finding out she’s a lesbian because she knows they will lose it, which creates tension with her girlfriend who just doesn’t understand why she can’t come out to them. A stressful but excellent read. Wasn’t a fan of the privileged/unsupportive girlfriend, and Rhukhsana’s parents suck, but still enjoyable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Outing, Confinement, Racism, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Kidnapping, Grief, Hate crime, Death, Abandonment, Lesbophobia, Islamophobia, and Emotional abuse

venetiana's review against another edition

I loved Zara Hossain SO MUCH that I jumped to get this book. Unfortunately, (in comparison) this one feels very drawn out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

pey333's review

dark emotional 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: Lesbophobia and Homophobia

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Hate crime, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, and Racism

beth_dieroff's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Emotional abuse, Racism, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, and Misogyny

my_weird_bookish_heart's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Blood, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Confinement, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Classism

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

abigailwantstoread_01's review

challenging dark sad 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Child abuse, Rape, Racism, Hate crime, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexism, and Incest

karlsmariels's review against another edition

challenging 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Hate crime, Incest, Racism, Pedophilia, and Misogyny