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amina_writes_books's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Classism
torturedreadersdept's review
5.0
Graphic: Biphobia, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, and Classism
Minor: Ableism, Confinement, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Transphobia, Violence, Police brutality, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Deportation
emmehooks's review against another edition
5.0
I loved the structure of the book and the way they aligned the themes of different religious texts with themes of their life.
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Colonisation
Minor: Biphobia
moonytoast's review
4.5
Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Islamophobia, and Dysphoria
Minor: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, and Deportation
tinyjude's review against another edition
5.0
My life and experiences are very different from Lamya but I couldn't stop relating to her, her fears, struggles, philosophical and religious interpretations and adoring every second of it. Every new vision, every shift in perspective on so many aspects of life. The carefully and gorgeously crafted stories she tells, how she centers women throughout the whole book, how she believes fervently and beautifully in a gender genderqueer God (Allah), how we get to know so many different queer people that end up forming a community, how she navigates gender in a nonconforming way that truly spoke to my heart... How she navigates all those episodes in her life and comes to be the person who created this incredible book. I hope she keeps fighting in her own ways and she receives all the love she deserves and previously negated herself. Truly an indispensable read!
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Dysphoria
Minor: Biphobia and Slavery
maddramaqueen's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, and Islamophobia
Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Slavery, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Blood, and Colonisation
carriepond's review against another edition
3.75
This was a great memoir. The author very eloquently discusses the feeling that persisted throughout their life of not quite fitting-- not quite fitting in growing up in the Middle East with dark brown skin and less wealth than schoolmates, and not quite fitting with the queer communities and Muslim communities after moving for the United States. There are also a lot of great reflections on coming out, the risks and rewards of that decision, and whether queer people need to be out to live, as someone told the author, "an authentically gay life." And along with these great reflections, we hear Lamya's own story, which is earnest and honest.
Recommend for folks who like memoirs, especially queer or coming-of-age memoirs.
Graphic: Islamophobia
Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, and Transphobia
Minor: Child abuse, Infidelity, and Physical abuse