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

18 reviews

readingsofaslinky's review against another edition

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dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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sometimes_samantha_reads's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I learned so much from this book. I sincerely appreciated the history and culture index at the end. The art was lovely but also harsh. This book was challenging to read because of the violent events depicted but I felt proud for Nisrin when she took a stance for herself and for her culture. There are too many feelings in my head and chest right now since I just finished the book. I can't articulate them all but this was a swift reminder to love and protect the diversity of people in this world.

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charmingreads's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative fast-paced

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+

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b_robinson's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.25

I really did like the art style of this graphic novel; full of colour and nice patterns and cute squishy characters.

Going into it, I had a very basic understanding, and I'm glad that throughout my reading of it I've learnt a few things as well as felt the desire to research more into some of the things brought up.

It's a heavy topic that could feel quite distressing at times, so my content warnings include; discussion of rape and genocide, on-page physical attack/assault, Islamophobia, racism, depictions of PTSD, bullying/harassment

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greyys_libraryy's review against another edition

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emotional informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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benediction's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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jackelz's review against another edition

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challenging informative

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

Nisrin chooses to wear hijab as a way of overcoming her trauma. For her, it is a symbol of pride, resilience, and resistance. Her family doesn’t practice Islam, but she wants to learn more about it. During her research, she figures out the internet isn’t always the best place for answers. There is a lot of unspoken history as to why her family doesn’t practice, and I wish this was elaborated on more.

Firuzeh, her friend that witnessed the attack, was also struggling and Nisrin really had no idea. The friendship dynamic was interesting, and definitely true to the age range, but I wish they could’ve communicated better. Nisrin was going to therapy and I loved how that helped her, but it wasn’t helping Firuzeh. This was a great depiction of how trauma affects people differently and also how people cope differently. I wanted to give Firuzeh a big hug and be there for her, because she was so alone.

I loved the artwork, it was so vibrant with beautiful watercolor. The best part of the book, for me, was seeing Nisrin’s project on Bangladesh at the end. It was interesting to read and learn about family dynamics and Bangladeshi culture.

This was a great book to discuss for book club and I appreciated hearing everyone’s thoughts on it.

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destdest's review against another edition

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challenging emotional sad 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? Yes

3.75

While the pacing was a bit erratic and some plot points did not get developed well (like, the fallout between Nisrin and Firuzeh), I thought this was good. The artwork was also super cute!

After an Islamophobic attack where her headscarf is violently ripped off, Nisrin begins diving deeply into Islam. But she has a hard, messy time learning about Islam and hijabs in general due to her family upbringing.

I thought the story conveyed the serious issues in a digestible way for younger readers well. There’s mention of the history of Bangladesh’s civil war and how it affected her family and her mother’s aversion to anything Arab in nature. Overall, worth reading.

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