Zahrah's Updates en-US Thu, 24 Apr 2025 10:22:45 -0700 60 Zahrah's Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg ReadStatus9347487851 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 10:22:45 -0700 <![CDATA[Zahrah is currently reading 'Jasmine Tea']]> /review/show/7515442830 Jasmine Tea by Eileen Chang Zahrah is currently reading Jasmine Tea by Eileen Chang
]]> ReadStatus9324755651 Fri, 18 Apr 2025 16:12:33 -0700 <![CDATA[Zahrah wants to read 'The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love']]> /review/show/7499583266 The Will to Change by bell hooks Zahrah wants to read The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love by bell hooks
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let this kind of love never find me ]]> Review7440767661 Thu, 27 Mar 2025 16:29:03 -0700 <![CDATA[Zahrah added 'I Who Have Never Known Men']]> /review/show/7440767661 I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman Zahrah gave 5 stars to I Who Have Never Known Men (Paperback) by Jacqueline Harpman
Kinda like if Margaret Atwood wrote The Road (I have said this too many times to too many people) ]]> Comment288626502 Sun, 23 Mar 2025 03:45:02 -0700 <![CDATA[Zahrah commented on mia :�)'s review of Revolutionary Acts: Love and Brotherhood in Black Gay Britain]]> /review/show/6442537282 mia :�)'s review of Revolutionary Acts: Love and Brotherhood in Black Gay Britain
by Jason Okundaye

I'm the same lol - followed for the tweets, ended up reading the book ]]> Rating839202132 Sun, 23 Mar 2025 03:44:19 -0700 <![CDATA[Zahrah Yusuf liked a review]]> /
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Revolutionary Acts by Jason Okundaye
"i have such a parasocial relationship with jason bc i've followed him on twitter for so long that i feel proud of him for this like an actual friend. congrats bestie!!! "
]]> Review7254499454 Sun, 23 Mar 2025 03:24:38 -0700 <![CDATA[Zahrah added 'Revolutionary Acts: Love and Brotherhood in Black Gay Britain']]> /review/show/7254499454 Revolutionary Acts by Jason Okundaye Zahrah gave 5 stars to Revolutionary Acts: Love and Brotherhood in Black Gay Britain (Hardcover) by Jason Okundaye
SO GOOD.

I absolutely love the way Jason Okundaye conducted his interviews and wrote this book. It's a warm, energetic, sometimes juicy, often heartbreaking, occasionally sexy view of life in the 70s-80s for young black gay men in and around Brixton.

For all the bleakness of living as a gay black man in Section 28 homophobic and racist Britain there's so much here that seems to be missing in modern day Britain. The ability to live so centrally and in day to day community with other queers/POCs/activists/creatives and then frankly also the ability to have a wild fucking party. Closures of beloved venues and club spaces is a familiar thing leading to the erosion of our nighttime economy - in this book as we are told that so many key venues for black gay men to congregate were demolished, turned into co-working spaces or private members clubs (gentrification!). But we still find places to meet and find each other today - who knows where people will find each other tomorrow outside of the internet?

This book highlights the need to:
a) talk to your goddamn elders before it's too late to hear their memories
b) backup important memories!!!
c) being in community involves actively caring for one another - otherwise you're just in proximity with each other.
d) tell your stories to the younger generation when it's your turn. Over time you probably will pick up some nuggets of wisdom to pass on. ]]> Rating832972224 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 14:50:20 -0800 <![CDATA[Zahrah Yusuf liked a userstatus]]> /
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Dhru is on page 248 of 1408 of Rhythm of War: In the words of Hinata Shoyu, "there's a tall tall wall in front of me" and its the fact i still have well over 1000 pages of this book nvm the thousand sth after this 😫 I am approaching a slump💔 Navani MVP though👀 I need a Sanderlanche to get me through 🫡
]]> Review7240931557 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 14:43:29 -0800 <![CDATA[Zahrah added 'Love in Exile']]> /review/show/7240931557 Love in Exile by Shon Faye Zahrah gave 5 stars to Love in Exile (Hardcover) by Shon Faye
Fucking fantastic. A must-read for anyone who has felt that they were outside of or not deserving of society's stereotypical image of romantic love - because you're queer, or trans, or a minority faith, or of colour, etc etc etc. Genuinely one of my favourite books ever and one I already want to reread. Truly timely for this strange era of my life, and the book that was published exactly when I was yearning for some musings on love in late stage capitalism. Ugh. Cried loads. Felt vaguely hopeful. Excited to wear my matching cap. ]]> Comment287332985 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 05:48:47 -0800 <![CDATA[Zahrah commented on Dhru's review of Oathbringer: The Stormlight Archive Book Three]]> /review/show/7260699641 Dhru's review of Oathbringer: The Stormlight Archive Book Three
by Brandon Sanderson

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