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A Dutiful Boy: A memoir of a gay Muslim's journey to acceptance by Mohsin Zaidi
15 reviews
readingwithkt's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Homophobia and Racism
Minor: Death
daithra's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, and Self harm
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.
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.
Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Islamophobia, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Cancer, Racism, and Grief
jwab's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.5
Moderate: Homophobia
azarab's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
An emotional tale about how a Muslim gay boy came to terms with his sexuality and how we strived for the acceptance of his family. We literally went through his whole life from when he realised he was gay to him forming relationships.
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Xenophobia, and Blood
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, and Terminal illness
Minor: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts
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