Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan

4 reviews

bruhbruh's review

emotional hopeful sad tense fast-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

5.0

Anxious book that deals brilliantly with queerphobia, despair and hope. Complex characters, very well written espacially Rukhsana who is really strong and inspiring. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Outing, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Murder, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Rape, Body shaming, Lesbophobia, and Xenophobia

lilylovestoread's review

dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Death, Lesbophobia, Murder, Emotional abuse, Transphobia, Biphobia, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Homophobia, and Hate crime

Moderate: Child abuse, Xenophobia, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Misogyny

mitzybitzyspider's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Physical abuse, and Homophobia

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

readingqueerly's review against another edition

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? No

4.5

I loved this book, but even though it made me cry I couldn't give it five stars because of the end. <Spoiler> As much as I loved this, I thought after everything that happened in Dhaka, Rukhsana forgave her parents too easily. I feel like I needed more time for them to really make up for the fact that they basically abused their daughter. Not to mention all the emotional stress they put her under and all the unfair treatment compared to her brother over the years. . Would deff recommend, though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Religious bigotry

Minor: Xenophobia, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Death