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Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H

52 reviews

matmatmatty's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Beautiful narrative, weaving in stories of Prophets from the Quran with stories from the author's life.

Really showed what it meant to be a queer Muslim, to be an immigrant, to be an "other" in your community. 

This one really got me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Racism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

decaying's review

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

5.0

I always find that with every memoir I've read (so far), the best ones tend to be the ones that left me feeling gaping. Something that has never been more true than when I read Hijab Butch Blues. This is a memoir that tenderly weaves the different stories of prophets in the qur'an with the life of Lamya, who's navigating through the complicated knots of existing as both queer and muslim; a constant conflict--both externally and internally--of faith and identity. Lamya's writing is the kind that pulls me into the body and mind of when I was younger too; very confused, very conflicted, and very queer. But as do any children at the age of barely seventeen, I didn't quite have the words to describe it. It's always an honour to be able to be let a glimpse into someone's world and I've felt that to be true with Lamya's book. I think, in her need to tell her story and let others feel less alone, she has accomplished that beautifully here. It is a book that holds you by the hand or resting a hand on your shoulder, reassuring you that you are not alone in this journey. I've felt held and seen through every single page.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Domestic abuse

auteaandtales's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Homophobia, Child abuse, and Deportation

Minor: Genocide, Abandonment, Colonisation, Alcohol, Classism, Hate crime, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Gun violence

mbzoller's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Racism, Abandonment, Islamophobia, Transphobia, Xenophobia, and Homophobia

Minor: Domestic abuse, Slavery, and Colonisation

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Cursing, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Outing, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, Islamophobia, Classism, Gaslighting, Grief, Biphobia, and Homophobia

Minor: Ableism, Abandonment, Hate crime, Violence, Alcohol, Colonisation, Confinement, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Deportation, Gun violence, Police brutality, and Racial slurs

meagan123's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

1.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Lesbophobia, Domestic abuse, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Classism, Misogyny, and Racism

Minor: Slavery and Biphobia

labeaux's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Racism

Minor: Domestic abuse

trix_lyn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

I got through this book way too fast. It was a beautiful read and I loved reading the stories from the Quran and the similarities & differences from their Biblical counterparts. And the way the author connected her experiences with gender, sexuality, race, & class to these stories. Some of them definitely opened my eyes to some of my own personal pitfalls & problems I make for myself. I hope the author publishes more in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Domestic abuse, Transphobia, Islamophobia, and Homophobia

sknappy1's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Islamophobia, and Xenophobia

Minor: Transphobia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Domestic abuse

emmehooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

This book does a beautiful job of intertwining the author’s experiences with queerness, faithfulness, immigration, racism, xenophobia, and biological and chosen family (to name a few).

I loved the structure of the book and the way they aligned the themes of different religious texts with themes of their life.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Homophobia, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Racism, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Colonisation, Physical abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Biphobia