Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H

4 reviews

shaun_dh's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

This memoir is stunning. Lamya H’s writing is beautiful and I particularly enjoyed the juxtaposition of her stories with stories from the Quran, which I have never read nor known anything about

It’s pretty amazing that I saw so much of myself in the author—me, a cis femme Biracial Black atheist witch dyke—especially in the final chapter. It feels like that chapter could have been written for me

This book is for anyone who has felt othered, anyone who is curious about religious interpretation, anyone who is interested in differing perspectives. Anyone with an open mind. Really, I think everyone needs to read this

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Dementia, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

stuckinatimeloop's review against another edition

5.0

loved this so much. as a queer muslim south asian "girl" who grew up in the middle east, this was really relatable to me. i absolutely love the way she uses stories from the quran as parallels to her own story, and makes me appreciate those stories and characters even more. much needed masterpiece of a book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Transphobia, Xenophobia, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Rape

ka_cam's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.75

This book makes me want to read more memoirs! And also friend chase Lamya. A moving exploration of queerness, faith, belonging, immigration, and family (chosen and otherwise!). I really enjoyed her reflections - sometimes the jumping timeline was a little jarring and I wish she dug deeper into some elements/feelings but all in all really enjoyed it! Highly recommend for queer folks, people of faith, and everyone else! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Rape, Slavery, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Outing, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Classism, and Deportation

rachbake's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, and Islamophobia

Minor: Rape