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Den siste jenta : historien om mitt fangenskap og min kamp mot Den islamistiske staten by Nadia Murad
3 reviews
emmakanjo's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.75
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War
agneswilhelmine's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and War
laurikas's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
3.5
This book is tough, the story is so harrowing it physically hurts to read it.
But I understand it's Nadia's right to tell it, however way she wants to tell it.
It does not do to keep silent, and what courage it must take to face it all every day. I admire her for speaking out and for being so active in trying to stop the atrocities against her ethnicity and religious belief.
The only reason I won't rate this any higher is that I expected a bit more from the book - perhaps some more historical context, a different approach to the storytelling, to what the future should look like, even more political, more demanding, more forceful. As it is, I felt it repetitive and very descriptive of violence that we know exist - world is evil - but that could be triggered differently.
But I understand it's Nadia's right to tell it, however way she wants to tell it.
It does not do to keep silent, and what courage it must take to face it all every day. I admire her for speaking out and for being so active in trying to stop the atrocities against her ethnicity and religious belief.
The only reason I won't rate this any higher is that I expected a bit more from the book - perhaps some more historical context, a different approach to the storytelling, to what the future should look like, even more political, more demanding, more forceful. As it is, I felt it repetitive and very descriptive of violence that we know exist - world is evil - but that could be triggered differently.
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Vomit
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