Reviews tagging 'Islamophobia'

The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan

16 reviews

gem114's review

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

This is one of the best books I have read this year.

Rukhsana is a high school senior, looking forward to heading off to college in California with her girlfriend. The problem is being gay is against her family's Muslim beliefs, and when her parents catch her with her girlfriend, all hell breaks loose.

Rukhsana's story really resonated with me, and I feel like anyone who is has experienced or is anticipating religious backlash when coming out could relate to this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Islamophobia, Confinement, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Rape, and Physical abuse

Minor: Murder and Hate crime

siyak_'s review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Murder, Death, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Violence, Torture, Misogyny, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Confinement

Minor: Vomit

fungivibes's review

challenging emotional tense fast-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Islamophobia, Misogyny, and Sexism

vee's review

dark hopeful 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Sexism

Minor: Islamophobia

dany_ambivertwords's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

What would you do when life sucks and you decide to pick something up ? Do not pick a book that's relatable to an extent you'll get a migraine just from sobbing and have to dehydrate .

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Death, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Rape and Incest

bookcaptivated's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• 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: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexism

Minor: Islamophobia and Vomit