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thisishalee's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
3.75
lisacanteven's review
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
I loved this anthology, but of course it was my first anthology so unsure how it compares. However the attention to detail in this anthology was helpful. For example there is a glossary in the back and author bios in the back. I loved this because I resonated with some essays more than others, although I loved them all.
As a queer person, I think it is important that I read about queer experiences all over the world. This is a great place to start. I learned about some of the dangers of being an Arab queer, but there was a lot of focus on queer joy as well. This collection focuses so much on intersectionality of queerness, and as someone who values intersectionality I loved this aspect. This is why it got a perfect rating for me.
My top 3 favorite essays:
As a queer person, I think it is important that I read about queer experiences all over the world. This is a great place to start. I learned about some of the dangers of being an Arab queer, but there was a lot of focus on queer joy as well. This collection focuses so much on intersectionality of queerness, and as someone who values intersectionality I loved this aspect. This is why it got a perfect rating for me.
My top 3 favorite essays:
- My Intersectionality was my Biggest Bully by Amna Ali
- Pilgrimage to Love by Ahmed Umar
- Then Came Hope by Madian Al Jazerah
I have several new books on my TBR by authors from this anthology.
lottie1803's review
challenging
dark
emotional
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informative
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sad
medium-paced
4.25
kaydawn's review
4.0
Amazing for its mere existence. A mix of stories about different people and experiences. A range of emotions. These are short pieces-each about 10-20 of my kindle pages. Hopefully more works will come and be able to point to this as one who paved the way.
david_de_saucy's review
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4.0
This book was needed.
It was such an interesting, informative and engaging read! Not at all a book I would usually come across but so glad I picked it up. Beautiful nonfiction but reads like a work of fiction/narrative.
Only downside is that in some of the short stories it felt that certain paragraphs were used as a way to self promo other works. Which I didn’t necessarily appreciate as they took me away from the book.
It was such an interesting, informative and engaging read! Not at all a book I would usually come across but so glad I picked it up. Beautiful nonfiction but reads like a work of fiction/narrative.
Only downside is that in some of the short stories it felt that certain paragraphs were used as a way to self promo other works. Which I didn’t necessarily appreciate as they took me away from the book.