Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

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

16 reviews

keeganrb's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Emotional abuse, and Homophobia

Moderate: Sexual content, Drug use, and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual assault

onyxisalive's review

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

3.5

Solid memoir. The writing was decent. 
I like how open it is - the writer recognises their own mistakes, as well as those of the people around them, and doesn’t try and sugar coat them. As it is a memoir, there were some parts where it felt like things were skipped over, but it is a memoir and as those things weren’t the focus of the book it makes sense they wouldn’t go into detail about them. 
All in all, solid book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Islamophobia, Homophobia, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual content and Sexual assault

avisreadsandreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, Mental illness, Racism, Body shaming, Bullying, Classism, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Self harm, and Transphobia

Moderate: Sexual assault, Drug abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

ofbooksandechos's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Islamophobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Racism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

additional content warnings: vivid depictions of depression, anxiety, dissociation, and OCD; emotional manipulation; abusive relationship; self harm attempt; some HP references.

thewrongkenna's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

2.0

I’m kind of over reading queer trauma. I don’t know if my experience is linked to having listened to the audiobook (narrated by the author) but to me there was a lot of jumpiness and things left unresolved. 

There was some healing and joy sprinkled throughout and in the last chapter. 

Overall not a fave and wouldn’t read again - though I normally love memoirs. 

Whilst it was nice to have someone be honest and not an angel or whatever, it was also hard to feel for someone who it felt listed a lot of bad things they did without saying how they resolved this? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

kellys_bookcase's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, Animal cruelty, Racism, Self harm, Drug use, Islamophobia, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Classism, Animal death, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, and Religious bigotry

anniereads221's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Classism, Emotional abuse, Islamophobia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, and Homophobia

Substance abuse

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Drug abuse, Racism, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, and Mental illness

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Self harm

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

katiewhocanread's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Bullying, and Child abuse

Moderate: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Rape