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A review by glindaaa
The Things I Would Tell You: British Muslim Women Write by Sabrina Mahfouz
2.0
What I liked most about it (and like feels like such a bad word) were the poems. There were a lot of stories that I found interesting, if not all of them and it gave me another eye-opener on the road that I am now taking with the last books I read.
The resembles with one of the chapters to the book of Why I am no longer talking to white people about race, did not surprise me and yet it did. The effect that Brexit had on the racists feeling of some people in England. It is a shame, more I can't say but it's simply a thing, I wish it wasn't.
My favourite story might be The Girl Next Door, it gave so much and yet so little that it leaves you wondering in a satisfied manner (more stories had that) the building up of the prose is perfect for that.
I don't know why I gave it such a low rating, there were stories I found difficult to read or to capture my attention but in general, it wasn't bad and it had nothing to do with what they wrote about maybe just the writing style if I have to pick a reason. One of the first poems struck me because of what I thought was a double meaning Home, to a man.
Even if it was the first poem it still makes me think about it 5 days later. Impressive work for someone who barely thinks and reads poetry.
The resembles with one of the chapters to the book of Why I am no longer talking to white people about race, did not surprise me and yet it did. The effect that Brexit had on the racists feeling of some people in England. It is a shame, more I can't say but it's simply a thing, I wish it wasn't.
My favourite story might be The Girl Next Door, it gave so much and yet so little that it leaves you wondering in a satisfied manner (more stories had that) the building up of the prose is perfect for that.
I don't know why I gave it such a low rating, there were stories I found difficult to read or to capture my attention but in general, it wasn't bad and it had nothing to do with what they wrote about maybe just the writing style if I have to pick a reason. One of the first poems struck me because of what I thought was a double meaning Home, to a man.
Even if it was the first poem it still makes me think about it 5 days later. Impressive work for someone who barely thinks and reads poetry.