Reviews tagging 'Islamophobia'

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

28 reviews

ninahuynh's review

challenging emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I like the exploration of different experiences with the hijab and Islam. I learned about the Bangladesh Genocide, which I did not know about prior to this book, how that trauma can affect one's relationship with one's culture, religion, and identity.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Genocide, Grief, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Islamophobia, and War

rainbowrocky's review

challenging emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Bullying

Minor: Colonisation, Rape, Genocide, Violence, War, and Death

anna_wa's review

emotional hopeful sad tense

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, War, Racism, Xenophobia, and Violence

keato's review

emotional hopeful informative 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: Hate crime and Islamophobia

rfish0615's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Hate crime, Racism, and Islamophobia

iris_garden's review

hopeful informative sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia and Hate crime

krys_kilz's review

emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

I really loved this graphic novel! It dealt with some very heavy subjects in a sensitive and thoughtful way. The art was breathtaking! I also really appreciated the book report style appendix at the end with more information about Bangladesh. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Racism, and Hate crime

Moderate: Bullying and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Genocide, Rape, War, and Death

keljo484's review

emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Islamophobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Death, Genocide, Rape, Violence, and War

karinaeliza's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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: Racism, Hate crime, and Islamophobia

emily_mh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? No

4.25

This graphic novel felt short, but it really packed a punch. It is widely about the relationship Muslim women have to the hijab: what the hijab represents, why Muslim women might choose to wear the hijab or not, and also how outside forces can impact on how they experience this practice. I also loved the focus on relationships, especially on Nisrin and Firuzeh's relationship and the nuance that was given there. The art style was absolutely unique: colour and art were both used in a way I haven't really seen in graphic novels before. It was so emotive and expressive, and metaphoric as well. I think the best way to describe it is that it placed the importance on telling the story through art, not words. Finally the extra material of Nisrin's project on Bangladesh was a wonderful addition. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Violence, Hate crime, Racism, Islamophobia, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, War, Colonisation, and Genocide

Minor: Racial slurs, Medical content, Misogyny, Child death, Rape, and Ableism

Moderate: PTSD (or similar) experiences, depiction of a neo-Nazi, mass death Minor: loss of a loved one