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Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

7 reviews

garyosu's review

challenging emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Death, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, War, Drug abuse, Islamophobia, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

nevawink's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction and Death of parent

Minor: Domestic abuse and Racism

lizetteratura's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.25

it took me some time to get into it but when i finally did i couldn't stop reading 
it quickly became such an emotional read intertwined with the search of yourself in a world where you immigrated, finding a place in art, others, yourself, fighting for the beauty of life and so much more...
i also liked the writing style, how cyrus' pov was in 3rd person and every other characters was in 1st person, i liked that we were able so see so many different povs and were able to experience many different themes and issues that each character deals with 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Cancer

Minor: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Homophobia

thehinkydonut's review

emotional inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Abandonment, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Homophobia, Islamophobia, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, War, and Xenophobia

the_other_yvonne's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicide, and Addiction

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Violence, Domestic abuse, and Xenophobia

annaavian's review

dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

2.5

"Martyr!" is a mixed bag of a novel. While not a terrible read, it lacks cohesion and effectiveness, ultimately falling short of its potential. The story feels more like a collection of disconnected pieces rather than a well-crafted narrative. It's a shame, because I appreciated the novel's attempts at exploring the concept of martyrdom and giving life meaning through death. Unfortunately, it comes up short and left me feeling disappointed. The author uses different perspectives, such as Cyrus's, Zee's, dreams, poems and even historical figures, to tell the story, but the resulting mess is both disjointed and uninteresting. Despite its flaws, "Martyr!" is an admirable experiment in storytelling, but one that ultimately falters in its execution.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Death of parent, Cancer, and Terminal illness

Minor: Homophobia, Abandonment, Sexual content, War, and Domestic abuse

runlaurarun's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

I am admittedly biased because I know the author personally, but this is one hell of a book. Deeply sad at times, funny in its absurdity, and still somehow hopeful. A book for writers, for artists, for addicts, for self-doubters, for those who have lost faith.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: War, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

Minor: Islamophobia, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Abandonment, Xenophobia, and Injury/Injury detail