Reviews tagging 'Racism'

A Dutiful Boy: A memoir of a gay Muslim's journey to acceptance by Mohsin Zaidi

12 reviews

bethanwx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

A heartfelt memoir of the impressive Mohsin Zaidi looking back at his relationship with his sexuality as he grew up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Homophobia

froggy1png's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Racism, Religious bigotry, Death, Bullying, Drug use, Grief, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Classism, Racial slurs, Violence, Colonisation, Cursing, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Emotional abuse

mikom10's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Self harm

rosalind's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Racism, and Homophobia

Moderate: Grief, Hate crime, Xenophobia, and Racial slurs

Minor: Cancer, Alcohol, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

notthatcosta's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

This booked fucked me up in ways I didn’t expect by tapping into emotions and experiences I thought I had buried.

Considering his education and accolades it is no surprised that Mohsin is a gifted writer and storyteller. Every page drips with authenticity and honesty, I didn’t feel that any moments were embellished or overplayed.

The pacing was spot on and despite him being fairly young, the ‘arc’ of the book felt organic and earned.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Islamophobia, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Racism, Abandonment, and Bullying

heidirgreen's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death, Gaslighting, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Islamophobia, and Racism

katie_11's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Cancer, Racism, Racial slurs, and Islamophobia

amberinbookland's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

 "Maybe if we had not been raised to hate ourselves it would be easier not to hate the world." 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Racial slurs, Islamophobia, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Violence, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Hate crime, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Cancer

readingwithkt's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Homophobia and Racism

Minor: Death

daithra's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Racism, and Homophobia