The premise is striking: Amir Azadi is Iranian, gay and does not feel comfortable with his conservative parents. When something terrible happens, he decides to run away from home — and, without thinking about the consequences, ends up in Rome. In this book, we followed his adventure in Italy interspersed with an interrogation in an airport interrogation room.
This book is everything I needed and more. This is a story about not feeling free to be yourself until you have a unique chance to explore your sexuality and have new experiences without fear. It is a book that touches on delicate subjects from the perspective of a protagonist who is still very afraid to open up to other people. After all, what if they hate you? What if nobody understands it?
Arvin Ahmadi does a fantastic job of touching on issues that queer people go through. The fear of being judged by the family. The fear of never being loved again. The fear of rejection. The fear of being open with the LGBTQ+ community itself. All this goes through the character's head as he lives a unique adventure in Rome.
This book is everything I needed and more. This is a story about not feeling free to be yourself until you have a unique chance to explore your sexuality and have new experiences without fear. It is a book that touches on delicate subjects from the perspective of a protagonist who is still very afraid to open up to other people. After all, what if they hate you? What if nobody understands it?
Arvin Ahmadi does a fantastic job of touching on issues that queer people go through. The fear of being judged by the family. The fear of never being loved again. The fear of rejection. The fear of being open with the LGBTQ+ community itself. All this goes through the character's head as he lives a unique adventure in Rome.