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The Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M. Masood

9 reviews

amberinpieces's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Islamophobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, and Racism

Minor: War, Alcohol, Terminal illness, Grief, Misogyny, Torture, Sexism, Cursing, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Animal death

kbeucler's review

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

4.5

I don't really know what I was expecting from this book but it surprised me every step of the way. I loved the intimate portrayal of different experiences of Muslim immigrants living in the US. I liked the messy characters and their messy lives and Anvar's messy family (but not Safwa's messy family). Very contemplative and nuanced and kind.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault

booklovvver1233's review

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

3.25

Massod's main character Anwar is a complex, flawed and interesting human to read about. However, my main issue with his book is that he fails to write women in a way that could capture their full essence. Throughout the book, despite having enough time, they still seem one dimensional in the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Islamophobia, and Sexism

zombiezami's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I liked how funny and vibrant the characters were. The character arcs and themes in the book are very lovely. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Xenophobia, Torture, Rape, Racism, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Terminal illness, Animal death, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical content, Alcohol, Colonisation, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, and Misogyny

wee_ramekin's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Abandonment

Moderate: Abandonment, Animal death, Islamophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, and Xenophobia

perfect_leaves's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Animal death, Blood, Chronic illness, Cursing, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Alcoholism, Genocide, Islamophobia, Xenophobia, Hate crime, and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Vomit, and Pregnancy

frumiouslyalice's review

4.0

May do a more thorough review later - tho in the meantime I do want to say that this cover makes this book seem much more light-hearted than it is.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape

shievad's review

emotional funny reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Terminal illness, Torture, and Toxic relationship

mochi21's review

emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-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

4.5

This was a good book objectively. For me, it was just a little slow and heavy. I had the issue with it that I always have with books that have more than one perspective : one narrator was more interesting than the other. 

Safwa's life, though traumatizing, were leaps and bounds better for reading than Anvar's. This is intentional, and is explained once their stories weave together, but it doesn't make Anvar's early chapters any easier to read. 

But the characters are lovable (namely Anvar's father and Zuhra), and the dialogue is spot on. The cover is gorgeous. The writing is technically iron clad, and I feel satisfied now that I've finished it. 

And kudos to Masood for writing two dynamic, fleshed out, interesting women. Zuhra and Safwa are both firecrackers (though different) and I found them both realistic and likable. 
As a white american, I feel that this story was important for me to read and illuminated an issue I haven't given enough thought before, and taught me a lot. I think everyone should give it a go. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault