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4.59 AVERAGE
4.59 AVERAGE
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A raw exploration into religious, queer life. A truly beautiful debut novel.
challenging
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funny
inspiring
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Beautiful memoir. I love how the author shared stories from the Quran to relate and reflect on her life experiences. The interpretations and metaphors were beautiful and the structure of the book was so enjoyable to consume. Her story is deeply meaningful, inspiring, and raw. I appreciate her vulnerability and honesty in her writing. Brought tears to my eyes!
inspiring
reflective
sad
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Wow, I’m profoundly touched and moved by this memoir.
In celebration of diversity, openness, and acceptance in our community, Lamya tells the emotional story of becoming, understanding, and finding peace.
I must admit that my queer bubble is limited to mostly atheistic-leaning folks, with some Christians here and there, but I never had the chance of meeting - or honestly sought out - Muslim queer people. I feel quite ignorant, but grateful to finally have a new perspective to explore and understand.
I find it cataclysmically beautiful and admire how Lamya defines their beliefs, how strongly they discuss interpretations, redefine narratives, and live closely with both their religion and identity.
Additionally, I am simply inspired by their resilience, their peacefulness found in their chosen family, and the introspection lingering through every line.
Let’s stay together in love, hope, and understanding. Let’s pick our battles wisely, thriving through communal support and ethereal trust.
In celebration of diversity, openness, and acceptance in our community, Lamya tells the emotional story of becoming, understanding, and finding peace.
I must admit that my queer bubble is limited to mostly atheistic-leaning folks, with some Christians here and there, but I never had the chance of meeting - or honestly sought out - Muslim queer people. I feel quite ignorant, but grateful to finally have a new perspective to explore and understand.
I find it cataclysmically beautiful and admire how Lamya defines their beliefs, how strongly they discuss interpretations, redefine narratives, and live closely with both their religion and identity.
Additionally, I am simply inspired by their resilience, their peacefulness found in their chosen family, and the introspection lingering through every line.
Let’s stay together in love, hope, and understanding. Let’s pick our battles wisely, thriving through communal support and ethereal trust.
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Felt very disingenuous and wasn’t explorative of certain aspects.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Islamophobia
slow-paced
i thought this was good and definitely a book i am glad i read. felt a little tumblr-core at times but sometimes that's inevitable. i'm glad this memoir exists tho because it's a little surprising how few queer muslim perspectives there are just generally in the culture. i thought that her way of relating her experiences with stories of the quran were really cool. especially because the stories from the quran were more commonly-known biblical stories as well. made the appeal for her story more universal which. right now is needed.
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Creo que es una de las mejoras memorias que he leído, pienso que Lamya era brillante desde muy pequeña. Pensé que no iba a terminar de convencerme la estructura del libro, ya que se divide un poco entre pasado/presente y tiene capitulos donde hay historias del Quaran, pero extrañamente la sentí cercana. Lamya tiene esa habilidad. Algo que me pareció mágico fue que en cuanto terminé el libro fui a buscar a la autora en instagram y encontré que iba a tener una discusión en vivo (en zoom) sobre el libro, no puedo explicar lo afortunada que fuí de escuchar su voz y escucharle hablar sobre sus experiencias al escribir el libro, darnos consejos y hasta contarnos un poquito más de su próximo proyecto y de su vida personal. De verdad que no lo sentí como una coincidencia, porque incluso habló de como dos libros que acabo de leer antes que éste la influenciaron en escribir su memoria. Se sintió como un full circle y es una experiencia tan bonita que llevaré cerca de mi para siempre.