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Hijab Butch Blues: Endings and Beginnings
In the final chapter, Lamya touches on her own activist burnout, and decides she’s not going to stop fighting, but is going to fight differently…
Roxane Gay
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Hijab Butch Blues: The Dating Game
Last month we had a discussion thread about all the precautions women take before going on a date from the apps. This month we got a fun chapter…
Roxane Gay
Mar 27
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Hijab Butch Blues: Beyond Suffering
The chapter about Asiyah was a fascinating look into the ethos of Lamya’s mother and women of her generation. Even today, there are still numero…
Roxane Gay
Mar 24
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Hijab Butch Blues: Coming Out
In the first two chapters of this section, Lamya talks about her different experiences coming out and trying to find her place within both the q…
Roxane Gay
Mar 21
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Hijab Butch Blues: New Understandings
When Lamya tells stories she’s heard about the Jinn, she intersperses them with experiences of colorism and racism in both the Middle East and t…
Roxane Gay
Mar 19
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Hijab Butch Blues: An Origin Story
In the first section of the book, Lamya discusses her adolescent years and her desire to die, or more accurately, to never have existed. One day…
Roxane Gay
Mar 17
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The Audacious Book Club: Hijab Butch Blues
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Roxane Gay
Mar 6
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February 2023
The Survivalists: One Last Thing
Kashana Cauley dedicated The Survivalists to everyone who’s ever fired her, which is funny and petty in the best way. What do you think Cauley w…
Roxane Gay
Feb 28
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The Survivalists: All Things Come to an End
The final act of the novel follows the collapse of Aretha’s career, her relationship, and the literal collapse of the home she’s been living in.…
Roxane Gay
Feb 27
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The Survivalists: Black Preparations
In popular media, preppers are generally painted as paranoid right-wing or libertarian white men. Brittany, a black woman, is the most dedicated…
Roxane Gay
Feb 25
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The Survivalists: Speed Dating
Aretha and Aaron’s relationship moves very quickly, despite objections from Aretha’s best friend. The progression of their relationship coincide…
Roxane Gay
Feb 20
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The Survivalists: The Perils of Modern Dating
The Survivalists opens with Aretha going on her third first date in the same week. She wears her most comfortable clothes to the bar close to he…
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Kaitlyn Adams
Feb 15
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