Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Unicorn: The Memoir of a Muslim Drag Queen by Amrou Al-Kadhi

4 reviews

avisreadsandreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, Mental illness, Racism, Body shaming, Bullying, Classism, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Self harm, and Transphobia

Moderate: Sexual assault, Drug abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

mattyb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Mental illness, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Drug use

watermelleon's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

Whizzed through this one!! 

An excellent memoir, with a surprising amount of nuance.  I was somewhat cautious it would be told in a more spiteful way (which would be completely valid!), but it was fascinating to hear about the queerer aspects of the quran and the endless struggle of religion vs culture, and amrou's relationship with and journey within Islam. I have had so many conversations with Muslim people about this exact topic, and it was wonderful to have such a detailed account. 

I felt a lot of interpretations closely mirror actions of other religious family groups which receive far less stigma in britain, which amrou was able to address delicately with a lot of thought. This was very intelligently written! 

It has been a great experience reflecting on my own queerness and whiteness, and the in depth experience of queer Muslims which I so often look for but rarely find! 

Definitely recommend this, marked as a 4 as the writing style at times felt perhaps a little too overwhelmed with metaphors and overblown artistic style that wasn't quite to my personal liking (but seems very in line with the writers character!) 

Also absolutely loved the absolutely bizzare likening of Allah to some sort of sadistic DM at the beginning, and how religious trauma can be processed through the queer and kink scene. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Racism, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Gaslighting

paperknotbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I love this so much! 🥰😭

Who didn’t have a crush on Robin Hood, the cartoon fox?! 😂😂

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse