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138 reviews

Sex and Lies by Leïla Slimani

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Un livre très important et intéressant qui nous permet de réfléchir et de nous poser des questions sur notre silence et complicité dans le patriarcat. J’aurais aimé que le livre mentionne et décrive davantage d’histoires sur la sexualité et/ou le genre queer au Maroc. J’aurais également apprécié l’examen approfondi du role de la femme et de la sexualité dans la revolution de 2011. Néanmoins, ce livre reste unique en son genre et réussit à partager des perspectives et expériences individuelles mais récurrentes.

Gisèle Halimi : Une jeunesse tunisienne by Sylvain Dorange, Daniele Masse

informative inspiring reflective

3.75

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book represents brilliantly the impacts of the ongoing occupation on Palestinian’s mental health. It describes the day-to-day inabilities and difficulties imposed by Zionist forces on Palestinians and the horrors that haunt their past and their present. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence

Hshouma : corps et sexualité au Maroc by Zainab Fasiki

3.5

When Stars Are Scattered by Omar Mohamed, Victoria Jamieson

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

Illegal by Andrew Donkin, Eoin Colfer

challenging emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Alice Oseman never fails to make me feel seen and at home. 

Unapologetic: A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements by Charlene Carruthers

3.75

" This book is meant as a starting point from which to construct a working model for organizing " (p. 134) and you should read it that way. "Unapologetic" is a great introductory book on what is essential for radical movements, and what needs to be fought for in terms of organization. If you are an activist and organizer you might read this as a reminder of what is at stake and what needs to be prioritized within the movement. If you are interested in the topics but have never or rarely engaged in hands-on participation, this book sums up the most important aspects of it from a Black, Queer, and Feminist perspective. This book also includes bits of the author's own story as well as a short introduction to the history of organizing and radical movements in Chicago.

No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Tomboy by Nina Bouraoui

challenging reflective 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? N/A

5.0

This semi autobiographical story was written in an eloquent manner, cleverly narrated as a novel to attract and engross the reader. Nina Bouraoui’s book should interest anyone that has ever questioned their identity. I come from a mixed background similar to the author’s which made her story much more relatable to me. This book could potentially be read as a love letter to her parents and her sister, to Amine, her culture, Algeria, to all biracial children and to herself.