Reviews tagging 'Islamophobia'

10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak

4 reviews

sweeettea's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

sakisreads's review against another edition

2.5

challenging emotional 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: No

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As striking and vivid as some of the imagery was, I unfortunately found this book disappointing 🥺 I think it had such an incredible concept (e.g. someone passing away and seeing parts of their life flash before their eyes) but it wasn’t well executed. I felt that Elif Shafak was rushing through some vital parts and slowing down some others. I am intrigued by Shafak’s walk of life and might venture to try her other books, but am not rushing to do it 🥲 Overall, I gave it a 2.5 out of 5 stars ✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Violence, Islamophobia, Colonisation, Classism

reb_reads's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Transphobia, Islamophobia, Trafficking

noorjyness's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful informative sad 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: No

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Beautiful description of Istanbul the city, and the political trauma it faces. Alongside this, all the characters story's showed a reflection of the city and the sanctuary of making your own family who love you and support your choices

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief

Minor: Ableism, Body horror, Hate crime, Homophobia, Islamophobia