Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H

20 reviews

casira's review

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Homophobia, Abandonment, Bullying, Xenophobia, Racism, Misogyny, Outing, Religious bigotry, Islamophobia, and Lesbophobia

All of the warnings should be fairly obvious going into this. The material is hard to contend with at times, but very very worth it.

ka_cam's review

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.75

This book makes me want to read more memoirs! And also friend chase Lamya. A moving exploration of queerness, faith, belonging, immigration, and family (chosen and otherwise!). I really enjoyed her reflections - sometimes the jumping timeline was a little jarring and I wish she dug deeper into some elements/feelings but all in all really enjoyed it! Highly recommend for queer folks, people of faith, and everyone else! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Racism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Slavery, Rape, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Outing, Deportation, and Classism

poisoned_icecream's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Xenophobia, Racism, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Islamophobia

sierras12's review

4.0

Really interesting, made me think about religious parables in a way i’d never considered before. You have to be okay with feeling your big sad queer feelings when reading this though (and reading a lot of racism/colorism/xenophobia) because despite the hopeful note that most chapters end with there’s a lot of pain. I’d recommend it but I can’t say it left me feeling good. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

colleen_bean_reads's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

The queer book club that I run picked this book for our April 2023 read, and I will forever be grateful for that. Lamya his a beautiful author and her writing is lyrical. Throughout the memoir she compares stories from the Quran with her own story and life experience. She highlights the feelings of not fully belonging to any one group which is something I think many people can relate to. This book taught me a lot about Muslim faith and being a queer Muslim woman. It also challenged my own thoughts and actions towards people who are queer and religious. This a book that I think everyone should read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Islamophobia, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Racial slurs, Bullying, Classism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

ecn's review against another edition

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

5.0

One of the best memories I’ve ever read. Extremely relatable (despite not being Muslim) and so introspective. My queer, Butch heart is so held by this story

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Islamophobia, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Biphobia, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexism, and Racism

marigoldgem's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Body shaming, Bullying, Racism, Classism, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, and Transphobia

Minor: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

linluvsbooks's review

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This will absolutely be one of my favorite reads this year. The pacing and narrative structure is superb. Oftentimes with memoirs I find there is plenty of interesting stories about the author’s life, but parts or the whole is light on introspection or taking their life and connecting it to the outside world - but this is where Lamya H really shines. I’ve been recommending this book to everyone since I started it and will continue to do so. Thank you to @Lupita.reads (IG) for bringing my attention to this beautiful book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Homophobia, Sexism, Bullying, Racism, Slavery, Islamophobia, Deportation, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, and Classism

Minor: Emotional abuse and Domestic abuse

fenemiestolovers's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

This is a book I didn’t know I could find but desperately needed. As someone who is often trying to reconcile my queerness with my Muslim-ness, I really appreciated the author’s interpretations of various stories from the Quran and how they relate to the queer Muslim experience. There is so much to relate to and yet so much to learn and appreciate from where our experiences differ. Deeply grateful for a book that is unapologetic and a reminder of what we’ve gained through this journey and what we are still fighting for. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Abandonment, Sexism, Bullying, Classism, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Racism, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry

kleinekita's review

emotional hopeful medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Homophobia, and Classism

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Suicidal thoughts