Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

The Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M. Masood

6 reviews

jebecky's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Grief, Animal death, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, Racism, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Slavery, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Classism, Death, Cancer, Gun violence, War, Medical content, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual content and Pregnancy

I couldn't finish this book due to the content triggers.

peachani's review

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Animal death, Blood, Gun violence, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Islamophobia, Terminal illness, Confinement, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Pregnancy, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Alcohol, Torture, and Medical content

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

caidyn's review

emotional 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

4.0

This is a difficult coming of age story. Two Muslims who grew up during the real rise of Islamophobia in America and immigrated there during that time. It's a hard read about the realities people face. I really enjoyed this book, although it was hard to stomach at times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Islamophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Violence

introvertinterrupted's review

challenging 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Islamophobia, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Stalking, Gore, Death, Death of parent, and Blood

Minor: Torture