Reviews tagging 'Violence'

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

17 reviews

kayladaila's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, and Violence

Minor: Death, Genocide, Murder, Rape, Blood, and Colonisation

sometimes_samantha_reads's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Grief, Genocide, Colonisation, Bullying, Blood, Racism, Violence, War, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Islamophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

greyys_libraryy's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Islamophobia, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying and Panic attacks/disorders

benediction's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Blood, and Violence

Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, War, and Genocide

jackelz's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Islamophobia, Bullying, Racism, and Hate crime

Minor: Genocide and War

destdest's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Colonisation, War, Xenophobia, and Violence

caitlink's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia

Moderate: Racism, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Minor: War