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

4.0

Funny, irreverent and brutally honest, Amrou Al-Kadhi talks about living with identities that are shamed and unaccepted in both societies they grow up in - Saudi Arabia and England. I enjoyed their hilarious narration. Their descriptions of childhood are poignant, funny, but also terrifying and depressing because of the warnings about queer folk going straight to hell. Amrou is brutally honest about their motivations and actions, and it was hard to read about their shame and self-loathing and simultaneously the way they would lash out at others. The path to healing is difficult and painful, but Amrou's reconciliation with their mother and brother (if not their father) was very hopeful and moving. A really good memoir.