Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir by Samra Habib

15 reviews

solenodon's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexual content and Violence

Arranged marriage, religious trauma

garynoplastie's review

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Incest, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Car accident

camilla98_'s review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual harassment

marabdelmageed's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This book absolutely gutted me in the best way possible. As a queer Muslim, I have never felt more seen, more accepted, more valid, than when I read this book. Seeing Samra heal and grow into herself, seeing her find a community of queer Muslims, seeing her not only maintain her faith, but strengthen it -- not despite her queerness, but because of it -- was something I did not realize I needed. This book made me cry in pain, in sadness, and in hope.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

caidyn's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

4.5

I read this book in one sitting because it was so damn compelling. Once I started, I absolutely couldn't put it down. I loved following Samra's story as she discovered herself as a queer Muslim immigrant. While her story was sad at times (especially when she talked about her suicidal thoughts), it was ultimately uplifting. I'm so happy she shared her story with the world and has also given other queer Muslims a chance to share theirs.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, and Islamophobia

Minor: Emotional abuse