Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Unicorn: The Memoir of a Muslim Drag Queen by Amrou Al-Kadhi

24 reviews

epellicci's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

4.5

An incredibly moving account of growing up Queer and Muslims. Life as a Unicorn is a powerful recounting of trauma and rage, and the slow creeping towards healing. Emotional and astoundingly honest, I was so struck by Amrou's strength, spirit, and ability to find it within themslef to forgive. What an amazing soul.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Islamophobia, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Abandonment, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Bullying, Dysphoria, and Body horror

Minor: Drug use and Self harm

daysanchez's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Mental illness, Homophobia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Emotional abuse

paperknotbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I love this so much! 🥰😭

Who didn’t have a crush on Robin Hood, the cartoon fox?! 😂😂

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

madelonpaige's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Islamophobia, and Drug use

forlorn_traveller's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Homophobia and Toxic relationship

Minor: Addiction, Violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Islamophobia, Racism, Racial slurs, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Religious bigotry, Misogyny, and Grief

yavin_iv's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Islamophobia, Mental illness, Rape, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

anniefwrites's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

This book is an important part of literature on queer people’s journeys, especially because people like Al-Kadhi have so often been erased from those narratives. It’s a tough read at times, but has an ultimately satisfying ending that shows their growth and self-acceptance. I’m not a huge fan of the writing style, but I’m glad I read this book to learn more about queer, Arab, Muslim perspectives. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Racism, Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Islamophobia, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Drug use and Bullying

questingnotcoasting's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

 This is a poignant but ultimately hopeful memoir. Al-Kadhi reflects on their strict Muslim upbringing and their time at Eton and Cambridge and describes the devastating impact it had on their mental health and sense of self. It was a hard read at times, particularly when they described their feelings of isolation and how they turned to obsessive compulsive behaviours while trying to be perfect and fit in with their surroundings. They also write really movingly about their complex relationship with their mother and I was so pleased to read about their reconciliation at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault

abbie_'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Toxic relationship

zafarali's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Homophobia and Sexual content

Minor: Islamophobia