Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Ik was negen toen ik moest trouwen by Delphine Minoui, Nojoud Ali

7 reviews

dblue236's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

3.0

While this is a vitally important story, and an incredibly inspiring one, there was something about the writing that didn't quite do it justice. I think it likely came down to the fact that it's translated from the original French, but there was just something about it that felt almost robotic. I stuck it out because I was fascinated by the little girl who was the subject of the book and my heart broke for her, and because I think it's important to be aware of experiences like this one rather than pretending they don't exist because we might not see them every day in our own society. It was worth the time I spent, but the translation did make it feel a bit lacking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Trafficking

stindex's review against another edition

dark informative sad fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

qqjj's review against another edition

challenging informative fast-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Sexual harassment

friedeggyolive's review against another edition

dark informative sad fast-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Rape

amelody's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

jarjan's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Rape

aasplund's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

This book made me really sad. Nujood's story is heartbreaking, but something about this book felt a bit off to me. I ended up doing more research on what happened to her after this book and Nujood ended up staying at her parent's home and continued to be taken advantage of by her father. This book also felt a bit voyeuristic - I feel like a lot of well-meaning book groups have read or will read this book and will reduce this book to "Feminism rules!" and see non-Western cultures as "other" and feel a sense of superiority to Nujood and her culture. This poor little girl just wanted to get out of an abusive child marriage - and ended up becoming known worldwide as a result without any full understanding of what happened to her or what sharing her experiences so publicly would entail. In some ways, I feel like the publisher took advantage of a little girl just as much as her parents and ex-husband did and I have really mixed feelings about reading and recommending this book. At the same time, what she did was groundbreaking and it sounds like her story encouraged a lot of other young girls to get out of their abusive child marriages. I'm ranting, but I have really unfocused and complicated feelings about this book. It's probably worth reading, but I think you have to read this book with a grain of salt AND with a wider understanding of how a book like this can be damaging to the people who tell their stories.