Reviews

Piece by Piece: The Story of Nisrin's Hijab by Priya Huq

ellytheskelly's review

4.0

“If I can’t be safe, then can’t I at least be proud?”

rissa_may_read's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

ninahuynh's review

challenging emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I like the exploration of different experiences with the hijab and Islam. I learned about the Bangladesh Genocide, which I did not know about prior to this book, how that trauma can affect one's relationship with one's culture, religion, and identity.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Genocide, Grief, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Islamophobia, and War

whimsyfaerie's review

4.0

this is an incredible story and one i think everyone should read. i love the art and the book itself is really informative. definitely recommend if you want to learn more about hijab, but make sure to look at the content warnings first!

age rating: 13+

dembury's review

4.0

Emotional, nuanced, and richly colored. This is a quite powerful graphic novel, and the themes/feelings are emphasized very nicely though the artwork. One of my favorite elements was that although Nisrin was alone in many ways (no one in her own household wears a headscarf, and she's starting all over at a new school) the reader gets to watch her build and reevaluate her relationships with those around here and move into this new era where, although there are challenges and scary things, she knows she has support and love.

melloyellow0920's review

emotional reflective fast-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

5.0

lakelivelaugh's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

bookishly_laura9813's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

niajacobsen's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

I would love to have seen more of the ideas in this novel fleshed out but it's a great book with important information and a strong coming of age message about staying true to yourself even when things are difficult. Definitely would recommend! 

katiegrrrl's review

5.0

What a great coming of age story, that takes a look at racism, anti-muslim sentiment and finding one’s path. There are a lot layers in this and some storylines that would be great to see developed more. I look forward to reading more by Private Huq