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moonrivernotes's review against another edition
4.0
4☆ — very impressed by this debut by the writer who is a gay somali man, rendered in beautiful prose that is characterised by a haunting sadness and unflinching anger. there is an ache that we as the reader can feel radiating from the pages, as the writer tells us of his experience growing up gay, black, and muslim under an abusive environment and grappling with addiction. a heavily underrated memoir that i would definitely recommend. add this to your shelves now !
bamboobones_rory's review against another edition
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.0
An important memoir to tell, but some of the writing detracts from the author's experiences at the crossroads of many cultures and assimilation. The writing is often stilted, and switches from the beginning of a storytelling style to matter of fact statements. Maybe that is intentional because it is so short.
kyne_'s review against another edition
5.0
Whenever I mention that I am going through a 'memoir phase' with reading, this is the book I recommend as the shining example of memoirs as a whole. Part horror story, part poem, fully nonfiction.
superlegitjoy's review against another edition
4.0
Complicated memoir indeed. Graphic, difficult to read, yet also understated.
wenwanzhao's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Racism, Alcoholism, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, and Religious bigotry