Reviews tagging 'Islamophobia'

Travelers Along the Way: A Robin Hood Remix by Aminah Mae Safi

6 reviews

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

 This is fun! A Robin Hood retelling set in twelfth-century Palestine and the surrounding areas (Jerusalem and Jaffa are the most developed settings) with Muslim MCs and a diverse cast of supporting characters. Fun hijinks and considerate, ethical depiction of history behind it. Pretty fast-paced and action-packed, sapphic romance on the sidelines, good narration in the audiobook. This is the first of the "remixed" series and I'm intrigued for sure. I love this reclaiming and re-imagining of dusty old stories, breathing new life and representation into them. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Confinement, Religious bigotry, Violence, Islamophobia, and Colonisation

Minor: Animal cruelty

disnelyse's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Religious bigotry, and Islamophobia

Moderate: War and Animal cruelty

Minor: Antisemitism and Death of parent

caidyn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

I've always enjoyed Robin Hood, so I knew I'd love this retelling. Rahma was a great character and embodied the key characteristics of Robin Hood while standing on her own. And I loved her band of misfits.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Religious bigotry, Death, Genocide, and Islamophobia

booksthatburn's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.5

TRAVELERS ALONG THE WAY takes place during the Crusades (just as in the original Robin Hood tales), and features characters whose archetypes and circumstances are recognizable, but don’t require that similarity to be enjoyable. I like Rahma, and the generally breezy rapport between the party members. There are moment of tension, especially related to the actual war which is the whole reason Rahma and her sister are here in the first place. My favorite bit is the sequence with the Templars, and I like how the whole thing wraps up. 

I enjoyed it while reading but I’m having trouble teasing out anything in particular for comment afterwards that wouldn’t be a huge spoiler. The audiobook narrator did a great job, and I’m glad this is part of the Remixed Classics collection. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, War, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Confinement

Minor: Cannibalism, Islamophobia, Death of parent, Death, Antisemitism, Slavery, Sexual content, and Grief

urlocalvocaloidstan's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

 The author clearly did a lot of research about the Third Crusade, shown in this book. This book is a retelling of Robin Hood, but it switches to have a Muslim female protagonist in the actual Holy Land. All of the characters have their own unique and weird personalities and they are all comic reliefs and comforts to each other. The religious and racial diversity within members of Rahma’s crew doesn’t stop them from being able to be friends with one another, even during this time period. Rahma’s and Zeena’s sister is shown to have its ups and downs, but clearly they love each other no matter what. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Genocide, Racism, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, Confinement, Grief, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Violence, and War

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Antisemitism, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexism, and Xenophobia

bookwormbullet's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War and Religious bigotry

Minor: Torture, Violence, Islamophobia, Death of parent, Confinement, and Antisemitism