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amina_writes_books's review against another edition
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3.0
Moderate: Suicide, Toxic friendship, Racism, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, Classism, Homophobia, and Islamophobia
dqrklightning's review against another edition
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I'm so emotinal. Read it in one sitting. Beautiful. Incredible. Made me feel more motivated for my Qur'an studies than I've been in years. Made me feel a little bit more in peace with my queerness and muslim identity.
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Self harm
emilyjmasters's review against another edition
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5.0
This was incredible. The way the author frames her journey to accepting and loving herself and her queerness through the stories of the Quran was really touching to me
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Homophobia
Minor: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts
_puberty2's review against another edition
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This is a beautifully written memoir. The way Lamya reflects on their life through parts of the Quran is nothing short of poetic. Her relationships with God and faith are so heartwarming to see as someone who grew up in religion and paid witness to the toxicity that it can elicit.
Graphic: Xenophobia, Homophobia, Classism, and Racism
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Domestic abuse
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TW/CW: Racism, homophobia, Islamophobia, domestic abuse, talk of suicide
REVIEW: I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley and am voluntarily writing an honest review.
Hijab Butch Blues is a memoir that is the story of a Southeast Asian Muslim who has to navigate the world between her religion and her queerness.
This is a good book. It made me think in new ways and gave a perspective that isn’t heard from very often. The ways she wove together parts of the Quran with her life was interesting and gave a lot of insight into how she was feeling. I’m not a very religious person myself, but I still found this somewhat captivating.
My one problem with this book was that it jumped around a lot and was sometimes choppy. It isn’t told in an linear fashion and it’s sometimes difficult to understand what came first, or how old she is, or exactly what is going on.
Nonetheless, this was a good book, and I would definitely recommend it, especially to people of (any) faith.
Graphic: Homophobia, Islamophobia, and Racism
Minor: Suicide
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