A review by bibliophile80
Love, Hate & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed

4.0

Think "The Hate U Give" for Muslim/Arabic community versus white America. It's a great book for young adults and an illuminating read for older adults. While some of the MC's actions were very immature, I had to remind myself that she is only 17--and she certainly was put in some very rough spots. I loved how she viewed her whole world as a filmmaker but couldn't quite envision herself as the star of her own life story. The novel used stereotypes adeptly and played with the reader's expectations, especially with the single-page vignettes of an unknown character traveling in another (parallel) narrative. I'd highly recommend this for those concerned about (or unaware of) the anti-Muslim sentiment in America today.