Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H

52 reviews

serenityfound's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Racism, Islamophobia, Xenophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Homophobia

One of the best books I've read all year, beautifully performed.

reefofchaos's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Islamophobia, Homophobia, and Xenophobia

casira's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Homophobia, Abandonment, Bullying, Xenophobia, Racism, Misogyny, Outing, Religious bigotry, Islamophobia, and Lesbophobia

All of the warnings should be fairly obvious going into this. The material is hard to contend with at times, but very very worth it.

invaderday's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

honestly i can't wait to buy this book and read it again and go through it with a highlighter. lamya's writing is as accessible as it is moving, which is to say: extremely. i'm blown away by how much love and care and meaning went into every word of this book, and how grateful i am to have read it. this book cracked me open like an egg (positive)

read this book!! tell everyone you know to read this book!!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Islamophobia, Classism, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, and Racism

serenedancer's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

4.75

It was a really interesting book where the relationship between Islam and lesbianism was discussed. I found the characters and the writing style great. 

I also loved the breakdown of the book into the different prophets, as it was well divided and covered different parts of her life but was still easy to follow. 

It's also really interesting as someone who grew up Christian to see the figures from the bible and how they are shown in the Quran. But if you have no religious background, that's not gonna hinder you in the reading. 

I would recommend this for basically everyone as it is both non-fiction, and fiction. Not that there is stuff that seem unbelievable but overall the book also works if you read it from a fiction standpoint.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Islamophobia, and Homophobia

aetherthedino's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

This book was amazing, probably one of my favorites of the year. I loved the way Lamya intertwined their life experiences and related them to the Stories/Excerpts of the Quran it was really interesting and  Captivating. I also really enjoyed when she went into depths about her queerness and social justice in the later part of the book, will definitely get my own copy and reread and annotate. Would recommend it to everyone!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, and Homophobia

Moderate: Cursing

bessjoyce's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Transphobia, Homophobia, Racism, and Islamophobia

cantfindmybookmark's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia

Moderate: Racial slurs, Xenophobia, and Racism

razzberry_pi's review against another edition

challenging emotional

5.0

Beautifully written memoir of a queer Muslim woman that unpacks a lot of different things she has been through while relating them to various prophets in Islam. 

As a queer person in my early 20s it feels amazing to get to read a coming of age story that doesnt stop where I am now. Most of the growth in the story happens much later in her life, especially romantically which was good for me to hear. 

The religious aspects of the book were also very interesting to me as I don't know a ton about Islam and seeing the differences and similarities between these narratives and Jewish ones was super interesting. 

also the bit about learning to be less self sufficient had me by the throat it was so good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Racism, Xenophobia, and Homophobia

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Colonisation and Religious bigotry

livvyloveyy's review against another edition

inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia and Xenophobia

Moderate: Homophobia