garfieldphone's review against another edition
3.0
I want to make it clear that my rating is of the book alone. Nujood's story is a 5/5. She is a brave, inspirational girl. This book doesn't do her justice though.
jdye6529's review against another edition
5.0
An equally heart wrenching and heartwarming story. The book details Nujoods life as her family struggles and she is married off at an astonishingly young age. The details around her marriage were agreed upon between her father and soon to be husband, without her ever hearing or consenting. Her husband, 3 times her age quickly turns out to be a very horrid man. Driven to free herself she makes the journey to a court house and demands a divorce. Amazed at her story a judge and lawyer quickly agree to do their best to help her be freed. It’s inspiring to hear how well this young girl dealt with and overcame the trauma and betrayal she endured.
stepanana's review against another edition
3.0
It was a touching story of a terrible tragedy -- and I realize it was a young girl, but the flow just wasn't there. Still enough for me to sit and read the whole thing in a couple of hours and worth it.
booksofjj's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.75
Such a sad story to have happened to someone so young. A quick read but impactful at every moment. Nujood was a brave person for doing what she did
mdpbernal's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
3.75
jenmat1197's review against another edition
4.0
This is the author's own personal story. When she was 10 years old (or she thinks she could have been 8 or 9 - no one kept track of her actual birth year) she was married off to a man three times her age. Her father stated it was because he was afraid she would be kidnapped, so marrying her off would make her safe.
What happened instead is daily abuse- both physical and emotional - from her husband and her husband's family. She got to a point where she couldn't take it any more and fled. She went to a courthouse and announced that she wanted to get a divorce. A renound lawyer took her case, fought and won. Nujood's story gained national attention, and her brave choice paved the way for other child brides to sue for divorce.
This was a pretty good book. It is simple writing, as you would expect of the very young and under educated, but the story is pretty powerful and will break your heart. What she did was extremely brave and basically unheard of in a country where women are viewed basically as property. I would love to know where Nujood is now and how her life has changed since 2008 when she won her case.
I suggest you read this book, not for the quality of story telling, but for the story itself. Knowledge is power and if this challenge has taught me anything it is how very lucky my kids are.
What happened instead is daily abuse- both physical and emotional - from her husband and her husband's family. She got to a point where she couldn't take it any more and fled. She went to a courthouse and announced that she wanted to get a divorce. A renound lawyer took her case, fought and won. Nujood's story gained national attention, and her brave choice paved the way for other child brides to sue for divorce.
This was a pretty good book. It is simple writing, as you would expect of the very young and under educated, but the story is pretty powerful and will break your heart. What she did was extremely brave and basically unheard of in a country where women are viewed basically as property. I would love to know where Nujood is now and how her life has changed since 2008 when she won her case.
I suggest you read this book, not for the quality of story telling, but for the story itself. Knowledge is power and if this challenge has taught me anything it is how very lucky my kids are.