A review by rebeccalcohen
God in Pink by Hasan Namir

5.0

This book destroyed me in the best way possible. It was full of hope and despair, tragedy, shame, and religious trauma. There was no happy ending for either character, which felt like the only way this story could have ended. The choppy style of writing made the book feel like a fever dream where you’re constantly bouncing from scene to scene and place to place. I know some people in other reviews didn’t like that but I felt like it was the only way to truly show what Ramy was experiencing, as it felt like he could only go through the motions and was never fully present in his life. How could he be, when he saw a close friend and his two lovers murdered for being gay at the very beginning? Overall, I loved this book. It was a short read but I know it will stay with me for years to come.