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From Here by Luma Mufleh

5 reviews

ashylibrarian's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

 As a gay Muslim woman growing up in 1980’s Jordan, Luma concealed her true self. After years of hiding, she applied for political asylum, and though it was not always easy, she found self-acceptance and empowerment.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer, War, and Animal death

Minor: Rape and Cultural appropriation

rubberrosebooks's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Genocide, Xenophobia, Classism, Alcohol, Grief, and War

emcclin's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, and War

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

emily_koopmann's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Violence, and Sexual content

starrysteph's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

A riveting coming-of-age memoir.

Luma Mufleh is a compassionate storyteller & paints a full picture of her young adult life: growing up amidst a big family in Jordan, grappling with her identity without access to the language to describe her feelings, going to college and discovering herself in the US but feeling torn between worlds, fighting for political asylum and giving up all she has ever known, and eventually forging a future without her loved ones by her side. 

The writing is full of complexity and love and anguish and sacrifice.

Her journey to ultimately accepting her gay identity - and realizing that in order to live freely as herself there is so much she has to give up - is heart-wrenching but hopeful.

Luma learns to forge her own identity. She discovers who is truly with her and who is not. She expands her understanding of family and both welcomes love from others and protects voices that are newly vulnerable.

Ultimately, From Here is a story about finding home.

CW: homophobia, lesbophobia, death of loved ones, murder, misogyny, sexism, war, islamophobia, racism, animal cruelty, animal death, adult/minor relationship, bullying, cancer, car accident, police brutality, suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, panic attacks, religious bigotry

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(I received an advance reader copy of this book; this is my honest review.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, Bullying, Religious bigotry, Animal death, Police brutality, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Murder, Misogyny, Sexism, War, Islamophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Animal cruelty, and Cancer