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4.59 AVERAGE
4.59 AVERAGE
Wonderful and interesting memoir! It definitely touched me in ways I didn't expect as I feel like my life and upbringing is so far removed from the authors, but I guess in the end, if we listen we can all relate to eachother in some ways.
The discussion of religion and religious texts was so seamlessly woven into the story and I really, really liked how the exploration of the Qur'an stories linked to the growth the author went through! Kinda made me wanna go back to religious texts myself and I've never had anything to do with Islam. I can imagine that this book means even more to people who can more strongly relate to these kinda aspects.
I found it a very interesting exploration of healing, growing, and finding a place to belong. The end seemed a bit cheesy and nearly flat but it's hard to judge the author for that, I only wish her the best and she highlighted how she found good things.
The discussion of religion and religious texts was so seamlessly woven into the story and I really, really liked how the exploration of the Qur'an stories linked to the growth the author went through! Kinda made me wanna go back to religious texts myself and I've never had anything to do with Islam. I can imagine that this book means even more to people who can more strongly relate to these kinda aspects.
I found it a very interesting exploration of healing, growing, and finding a place to belong. The end seemed a bit cheesy and nearly flat but it's hard to judge the author for that, I only wish her the best and she highlighted how she found good things.
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Pairing of personal growth/discovery/interrogation with passages from the Quran
I liked the composition of this memoir and seeing the authors growth!
The ending was a tad bit cheesy but I loved to see how important community building is to this author!
The ending was a tad bit cheesy but I loved to see how important community building is to this author!
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
slow-paced
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Beautiful, powerful stuff. I loved how seamlessly the author connected stories of her own coming of age and coming to terms with her queerness with her favorite stories and figures from the Quran, and the part about how difficult and atrocious online dating as a queer woman can be—that hit me squarely in the gut and I have yet to recover.
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced