Reviews tagging 'Grief'

A Dutiful Boy by Mohsin Zaidi

5 reviews

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

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

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

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

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