A review by sallysimply
The Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M. Masood

challenging emotional funny reflective 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

Wow, what an unexpected gift this is! I got this book on a whim, mostly tempted by the beautiful cover. This story is gripping, the characters complex, the emotions raw, so much of it relatable, and somehow satisfying even though it isn’t really hopeful. This book acknowledges life for what it is, particularly the state of the world and being an immigrant in the U.S., and it’s hard to find hope in that. But there is still beauty and tenderness and love, and that’s not nothing.

I cried a lot and I laughed even more (Anvar is hilarious). I am grateful this book exists.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Animal death, Violence, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Islamophobia

Minor: Infidelity and Cancer