Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

De Arabier van de toekomst: Een jeugd in het Midden-Oosten by Mariella M. Manfré, Riad Sattouf, Toon Dohmen

2 reviews

lizzy_elaineee's review against another edition

sad tense fast-paced

3.0

i bought this book on sale for less than $2.99 

i thought it would give some insight on the parallels between the iraq war & palestine under occupation, that didn't happen which is fine i guess. i could've done without the racism, sexism, homophobia & ableism it really didn't add anything to the story so there was no point in adding it at all. i found the dad character insufferable for 90% of this novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Islamophobia, Homophobia, Gun violence, Colonisation, and Racism

Moderate: Sexism, Homophobia, War, Gun violence, Misogyny, Antisemitism, Ableism, and Racism

Minor: Excrement, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Animal death, and Pregnancy

angebrown's review against another edition

I was invested in the family's story & interested in the political history when they were living in France and Lybia. When they moved to Syria, the vocabulary used and Riad's father's actions became too offensive/upsetting to ignore. I lost interest because of this. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Homophobia, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Misogyny, Violence, Pregnancy, and Murder