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A review by brooketreads
Unashamed: Musings of a Fat, Black Muslim by Leah Vernon
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Make sure to check content warnings for this one.
I felt Leah’s situation with her dad was really relatable for me. Though my dad had multiple other wives, never any other kids though. Yeah, dad who’s barely there and when he was there it wasn’t great. This was a bit of a tough read at times. Leah shares a lot of tough things like domestic violence and mental health. I loved that she went to counseling. I wish Leah would have split with her husband much sooner. Their relationship was already so toxic at that point and to add in the cheating was just ughhh. They both deserved better.
I felt Leah’s situation with her dad was really relatable for me. Though my dad had multiple other wives, never any other kids though. Yeah, dad who’s barely there and when he was there it wasn’t great. This was a bit of a tough read at times. Leah shares a lot of tough things like domestic violence and mental health. I loved that she went to counseling. I wish Leah would have split with her husband much sooner. Their relationship was already so toxic at that point and to add in the cheating was just ughhh. They both deserved better.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, Islamophobia, and Violence
Minor: Eating disorder and Gun violence
I’m not sure I got all the content warnings. So make sure to look into those more.