Huda F Are You? by Huda Fahmy

From the creator of Yes, I'm Hot In This, this cheeky, hilarious, and honest graphic novel asks the question everyone has to figure out for themselves: Who are you? Huda and her family just moved to Dearborn, Michigan, a small town with a big Muslim population. In her old town, Huda knew exactly who she was: She was the hijabi girl. But in Dearborn, everyone is the hijabi girl. Huda is lost in a sea of hijabis, and she can't rely on her hijab to define her anymore. She has to define herself. So she tries on a bunch of cliques, but she isn't a hijabi fashionista or a hijabi athlete or a hijabi gamer. She's not the one who knows everything about her religion or the one all the guys like. She's miscellaneous, which makes her feel like no one at all. Until she realizes that it'll take finding out who she isn't to figure out who she is.

3.5 stars I really enjoyed this but the structure didn't add to the story and struck me as unnecessarily complicating. I'm looking forward to Fahmy's next offering.

I thought this was really charming and funny and to me as a non-Muslim I think it did a good job of explaining key stuff to non-Muslims readers while also being very specific in a way that, I assume (and have seen in reviews) will really speak to a lot of Muslim readers' experiences.It reminds me a bit of [b:Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened 17571564 Hyperbole and a Half Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened Allie Brosh https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1409522492l/17571564.SY75.jpg 24510592] in that it's sort of a series of vignettes without a major plot other than general coming of age/self-acceptance/etc. It also has a kind of unpolished vibe that reminds me of Hyperbole and a Half and some other webcomics (which makes sense bc I know Huda Fahmy also does webcomics).