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eelkin's review
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
vivek does a good job of writing from her own POV as a child, and narrates it well in audiobook form too. unfortunately i really didn’t enjoy the child POV- in this instance, it felt almost dumbed down too much, like vivek was not giving her child self enough credit.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Child abuse
lezreadalot's review against another edition
3.0
Sometimes, there is a fire in me, and when it comes out, it's never as pretty. Maybe it's the blue that keeps you cool. If only I were blue.
3.5 stars. Quick collection of short stories following a young boy; ruminations on religion, gender identify and roles, queerness and race, and how he tackles these from his own perspective. A lot of the fresh insightful writing that I noted in the other book I read from Shraya, and skilfully narrated. I loved her thoughts in the preface about art/writing shaping identity.
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homophobiacharvi_not_just_fiction's review against another edition
3.0
I just had different expectations from this book. It was so much more autobiographical than I had thought and in the end the stories didn't move me.
sidneyellwood's review against another edition
4.0
I liked this a lot. I'm not sure what I was expecting from this but it was quite good and interesting. Especially the way it was told - in a childish, short and sweet format but with subject matter that is probably not for children.
svtiwari1's review against another edition
3.0
Love Vivek but this left something to be desired. This definitely had moments that I loved reading, but I think I need to read her fuller works too.
nuhafariha's review against another edition
4.0
One of Shraya's stronger works, God Loves Hair details a queer Indian male's journey through adolescence and finding inner peace in his own religion. It is sweet, poignant and delicate work, with the naive heartfelt angst of the teenage years on blast.
rugiliezas's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25