Isa is a half and half 15 year old boy in Thailand. He is half and half because he is of a mixed breed. His prostitute mother had to give birth to him because she had gone through too many abortions. She was not sure who his father was, nor was she aware that the father was a Westerner. So, when Isa was born, he lived a cursed life. He was abused and ignored in his grandparents' village because he was not a pure Thai. However, that did not stop some men and boys to take advantage of him sexually.

Eventually, when he could not bear with the sexual abuses any longer as well as lack of care from his grandparents, Isa left his village to seek for his mother in Bangkok. Unfortunately, his mother had left for Denmark with another man. So, Isa's life continued to be in agony, not knowing where to go, until he bumped into Gong and friends, where Isa became a male prostitute. He got into the vices, including sniffing glue and more. He was living a nightmare, until one there he was saved by Ahmad, an Imam, who took pity on him and brought him home to his family. Initially, Ahmad's wife and young sons were not in favour of Isa living there with them, but as days went by, Isa was welcomed into their home.

Just when Isa thought everything was turning up roses, he met an old client, who took advantage of his secret and sexually assaulted him. Betrayed by his feeling, Isa left.

If I had not read Bilal's Bread before reading Adventures of Bird-Shit Adventure, I would have loved this writing by Sulayman X. In Bilal's Bread, I found Sulayman to be honest and brutal. Bilal's Bread was shocking and yet intriguing. Adventures of Bird-Shit Foreigner failed to impress me much. I felt Sulayman X was not writing with his best effort. Too often the story felt shallow.

Another irritating point about the book that it was preaching. Just like in Bilal's Bread, the good points of an Islamic life were brought up. However, in this book, it felt like the book was trying to brainwash the readers. I admit that Islamic values are good, but hey, in the real world, being gay in a Muslim community is not easy. The rejections and hardships are scary. The book failed to deal with that issue.

I was surprised the mother came back. But unfortunately, I failed to see the purpose of including her again. It was as if the book had lost its purpose and was just dragging the length. I was stunned too by the choice of the author to out the school teacher. It did not feel right that Isa had to go through the whole process just to trap the school teacher.

I think I am deciding now to be a big fan of Bilal's Bread, instead of a fan of Sulayman X. The magic in his writing failed to shine in this book. ( )