Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H

70 reviews

bookiecharm's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, and Islamophobia

Minor: Racial slurs and Racism

sierras12's review against another edition

4.0

Really interesting, made me think about religious parables in a way i’d never considered before. You have to be okay with feeling your big sad queer feelings when reading this though (and reading a lot of racism/colorism/xenophobia) because despite the hopeful note that most chapters end with there’s a lot of pain. I’d recommend it but I can’t say it left me feeling good. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

jpitts's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective

5.0

This was an incredibly well-crafted, hard-hitting memoir. I was super impressed by the parallels the author drew between her own life and the Quran and how well everything flowed and came together. It had me thinking and feeling a lot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Islamophobia, Homophobia, Biphobia, Lesbophobia, and Xenophobia

steph_ramos's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

Very insightful look into someone’s experience that is vastly different than my own. The weaving in of stories from the Quran into Lamya’s life and faith was so enjoyable. Great read, I’d recommend to anyone.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

marigoldgem's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Body shaming, Bullying, Racism, Classism, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, and Transphobia

Minor: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

janelleaimi's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

dianna_reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Islamophobia, Xenophobia, and Homophobia

Minor: Toxic friendship and Suicidal thoughts

linluvsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This will absolutely be one of my favorite reads this year. The pacing and narrative structure is superb. Oftentimes with memoirs I find there is plenty of interesting stories about the author’s life, but parts or the whole is light on introspection or taking their life and connecting it to the outside world - but this is where Lamya H really shines. I’ve been recommending this book to everyone since I started it and will continue to do so. Thank you to @Lupita.reads (IG) for bringing my attention to this beautiful book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Homophobia, Sexism, Bullying, Racism, Slavery, Islamophobia, Deportation, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, and Classism

Minor: Emotional abuse and Domestic abuse

archiveofrasa's review

hopeful informative reflective relaxing medium-paced

5.0

this bitch finished this in a day. as a queer South Asian Muslim: this memoir was for people like me.

the ending really bumped this up to 5 stars for me, it was stuck at 4-something but that interpretation of Surah Yunus – absolutely perfect. I loved all of the ways Lamya weaved stories of the Qu'ran into their experiences and really appreciated it as someone who hadn't gotten the chance to properly read the translations of those stories. of course, these are interpretations and no one is to say how "right" or "wrong" they are. 

this book is so much more than the synopsis portrays. this memoir talks about queer discovery but also discusses being the "Good" version of either identity (the Good Muslim, the Good Queer Person), immigration, South Asian/Muslim views on marriage, intersectional racism and xenophobia, the contradictory beliefs our parents and elders hold, abandonment, self-reflection and activism. it discusses so many topics in ways that made me think and made me understand things I couldn't put into words.

it's also so important to me that this is a memoir and not fiction. it restores my hope in my environment and the people I'll encounter when I grow older. the faith that I will get a happy ending and have a good network of people that'll love and support me in their wonderful ways. honestly, all I can say is that I'm so grateful Lamya chose to share this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Homophobia, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Transphobia

Minor: Domestic abuse

sarahsbookstacks's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Classism, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, and Colonisation