Reviews tagging 'Racism'

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

12 reviews

sheryl_macca's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

Mohsin is professionally well known, very successful and is an inspiring lawyer and Stonewall trustee. I was ready for an eloquent, powerful and informative read. I wasn't expecting how lost and isolated Mohsin was. His desperation and self hate are raw, tangible and extremely moving. 

Of course, being Pakistani, Muslim and gay would be difficult and challenging but I was genuinely shocked to read how young Mohsin was when he began to struggle with his sexuality and how impactful it was on every part of his life.

How Mohsin overcomes all that life had to throw at him is genuinely inspiring, interesting, messy and honest. Everyone needs to read this book. We can all learn from Mohsin's story no matter what we are wrestling with.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Islamophobia, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Cancer, Grief, and Racism

azarab's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

An emotional tale about how a Muslim gay boy came to terms with his sexuality and how we strived for the acceptance of his family. We literally went through his whole life from when he realised he was gay to him forming relationships. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Blood, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Alcoholism, and Terminal illness

Minor: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts