Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

A Dutiful Boy by Mohsin Zaidi

7 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

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

xeniba's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

I’m sitting here a little unsure of what to write. I appreciated Mohsin’s story and being able to get insight into a community about which I know very little. However, Mohsin’s accomplishments were well beyond exceptional, which felt like it undercut the point of the story a bit. If someone that accomplished faced these struggles, what about others who don’t go to Oxford or aren’t barristers or any of the other successes Mohsin has had? 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia and Religious bigotry

Minor: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

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