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herielma's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
3.5
charlotteweal's review against another edition
4.0
"Love is a drug and you need to be careful who you choose to be your dealer"
You must read this. That is all.
You must read this. That is all.
suzy_urch's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
Very eye opening and challenged my perspective. Easy to read, conversational writing.
theeuphoriczat's review against another edition
4.0
This is a memoir that explores not just sexuality and religion but the hyper sexualization that is caused by the fetishization of religion (or at least cultures shaped by religion). Sadia tables her experiences from
- growing up in an Indian household in Britain (Watching her father try and struggle to be the perfect British, while her mum was trying to be the perfect Indian wife and how isolating that was);
- observing the rise in fetishization of Asian women and girls;
-the realisation and power of her own quiet sexuality;
-her choice of faith (choosing to wear the hijab and the swift change in the lends with which the world began to see her - from people outside the community, curious or afraid OR from people within the community that use puritanical believes to shame and condemn their fellow sisters);
-Even her thoughts on dating cross culturally;
-her view on mental health and the lack of conversation around it in ethnic communities.
This is not just a tale of a life but a through-provoking book that questions believes that we hold about religion and femininity & female sexuality. I have to say that I have never read a book like this, that so plainly and unabashedly unboxes the truth and impact of prejudice within a community. I mean it one thing for the outside world to judge you but it is more painful when the blows come from within.
I really loved it a lot and Sadia's sense of humour is just the best. Sex Bomb is a revelation and a question that we all never to know and answer ultimately.
- growing up in an Indian household in Britain (Watching her father try and struggle to be the perfect British, while her mum was trying to be the perfect Indian wife and how isolating that was);
- observing the rise in fetishization of Asian women and girls;
-the realisation and power of her own quiet sexuality;
-her choice of faith (choosing to wear the hijab and the swift change in the lends with which the world began to see her - from people outside the community, curious or afraid OR from people within the community that use puritanical believes to shame and condemn their fellow sisters);
-Even her thoughts on dating cross culturally;
-her view on mental health and the lack of conversation around it in ethnic communities.
This is not just a tale of a life but a through-provoking book that questions believes that we hold about religion and femininity & female sexuality. I have to say that I have never read a book like this, that so plainly and unabashedly unboxes the truth and impact of prejudice within a community. I mean it one thing for the outside world to judge you but it is more painful when the blows come from within.
I really loved it a lot and Sadia's sense of humour is just the best. Sex Bomb is a revelation and a question that we all never to know and answer ultimately.
jameswdeav's review
informative
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
I thought this book was informative and shined a light on areas that I don’t have as much knowledge as I would like. However, I finished the book feeling like there was more to be said.