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The Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M. Masood

5 reviews

baileyk123's review

hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, War, Torture, Death, Deportation, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, and Islamophobia

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

amandalorianxo's review

emotional funny informative reflective sad slow-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

4.5

Rounding it up to 4.5 stars. I’m going to preface this by saying I am not Muslim so I can’t speak for any religious or non religious explanations but I will say that this was an insightful, funny, emotional depth of an adult novel that captivated me when it came to upbringings and life in Pakistan & Iraq. This character driven novel told by an own voices author tells the story of two characters, Anvar and Sawfa. We start off in the middle of the 90’s (95) up until 2016/17. Anvar’s parents are eerily similar to my own, my mother was the more religious, disciplinarian of the house while my father let his sense of humor and laidback disposition be the centerpiece of his personality. Another similarity? Having the intense and fortunate realization that his home country was no longer safe admits the growing unruly political climate. Sawfa was living in Iraq as a teen and she also comes to the conclusion that life in her country is no longer safe. Even though they both managed to get to California at different points in their life, the two wind up meeting down the road. Both characters have a lot of questions…. about their faith, their upbringing and even the way in which people treat one another. It’s not meant to be judge mental but reflective & mind growing. Each character is distinct in their own way & I definitely recommend this for anyone looking to learn through fiction.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual harassment

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