Scan barcode
laurishus's review against another edition
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.5
Nadia, sending you all my love❤️
yer12's review against another edition
5.0
One of the hardest books I have ever read. The story of Nadia and so many other yazidi women is terrifying. I guess we in the west will never be fully aware of the horrible crimes made by ISIS terrorists. Sex related crimes against women should be constantly denounced in order to make true Nadia’s purpose to be the last one.
makbeta's review against another edition
5.0
This is a book that describes the life of a female slave in the hands of the Islamic state and the genocide of the Kurdish communities in Iraq. It was hard to read at times, although I feel that it's a necessary read. The language is easy to follow and the story is clear without getting into too much details of rape. It's a story that left me crying from sadness and grief and angry that slavery and injustice that still still exists in the world.
aarthyketh's review against another edition
5.0
I just finished reading this book in one sitting and I am so disgusted at humanity I think I might just vomit. I knew what to expecting going into this, and I have read books similar to the horrific acts done by ISIS, but it never gets easier to read another story.
Nadia is a remarkable survivor and truly a great receipt for the Nobel peace prize. Her book is a testament to the strength of women and the willingness of humans to simply survive in times of brutality.
Her story kept me on edge. The first half of the book could be slower because she is giving context on her life, the history of Iraq and her Yazadi heritage. It is a great way to learn about the issues facing Iraq and why the country is so torn apart. The second half the book is super fast paced and will pull your heart strings.
Highly recommend this book.
Nadia is a remarkable survivor and truly a great receipt for the Nobel peace prize. Her book is a testament to the strength of women and the willingness of humans to simply survive in times of brutality.
Her story kept me on edge. The first half of the book could be slower because she is giving context on her life, the history of Iraq and her Yazadi heritage. It is a great way to learn about the issues facing Iraq and why the country is so torn apart. The second half the book is super fast paced and will pull your heart strings.
Highly recommend this book.
april_does_feral_sometimes's review against another edition
5.0
‘The Last Girl’ is a well-written testimony as well as an autobiography. Nadia Murad is someone to be admired and praised for her courage and intelligence. What she endured, survived and overcame is almost more than one can bear to read. However, if any understanding of her ordeal and justice for her is to be obtained, we all must open our eyes and hearts and make the effort to take in her story. It is the only way we can give Murad the honor and love she deserves.
The publisher’s description is spot on (surprise!), so instead of my usual confused and outside-the-box ramble, I am including the publisher's ad copy:
"Nadia Murad was born and raised in Kocho, a small village of farmers and shepherds in Iraq. A member of the Yazidi community, she and her eleven brothers and sisters lived a quiet life. Nadia was in high school and had dreams of becoming a history teacher and opening her own beauty salon.
On August 15th, 2014, when Nadia was just twenty-one years old, this life ended. ISIS militants massacred the people of her village, executing men old enough to fight and women too old to become sex slaves. Six of Nadia's brothers were killed, and her mother soon after, their bodies swept into mass graves. Nadia and her two sisters were taken to Mosul, where they joined thousands of Yazidi girls in the ISIS slave trade.
Nadia would be sold three times, raped, beaten, and forced to convert to Islam in order to marry one of her captors. Finally, she managed a narrow escape through the streets of Mosul, finding shelter in the home of a Sunni Muslim family whose eldest son risked his life to smuggle her to the safety of a refugee camp. There, surrounded by bereaved and broken Yazidi families, Nadia decided to devote her life to bringing ISIS to justice.
As a farm girl in rural Iraq, Nadia could not have imagined she would one day address the United Nations or be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. She had never been to Baghdad, or even seen an airplane. As a slave, she was told by her captors that Yazidis would be erased from the face of the earth, and there were times when she believed them.
Today, Nadia's story--as a witness to ISIS, a survivor of rape, a refugee, a Yazidi--has forced the world to pay attention to the ongoing genocide in Iraq. It is a call to action, a testament to the human will to survive, and a love letter to a lost country, a fragile community, and a family torn apart by war."
I recommend reading this book. Gentle reader, please please please pay attention. Politics threatens to drown out this important story. Do not let that happen. Get this book and talk about it. Those supporting the #metoo campaign in particular need to read 'The Last Girl'.
Quote from page 306:
"More than anything else, I said, I want to be the last girl in the world with a story like mine."
Assisting Murad in telling her story is Jenna Krajeski, a journalist. She is a 2016 Knight-Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan.
Video of Nadia Murad's return to her destroyed village:
https://youtu.be/JcPqUCJk1eA
The stories of other Yazidi women:
https://youtu.be/Te6HOtiBcf8
https://youtu.be/rC7u2QMmfXg
The publisher’s description is spot on (surprise!), so instead of my usual confused and outside-the-box ramble, I am including the publisher's ad copy:
"Nadia Murad was born and raised in Kocho, a small village of farmers and shepherds in Iraq. A member of the Yazidi community, she and her eleven brothers and sisters lived a quiet life. Nadia was in high school and had dreams of becoming a history teacher and opening her own beauty salon.
On August 15th, 2014, when Nadia was just twenty-one years old, this life ended. ISIS militants massacred the people of her village, executing men old enough to fight and women too old to become sex slaves. Six of Nadia's brothers were killed, and her mother soon after, their bodies swept into mass graves. Nadia and her two sisters were taken to Mosul, where they joined thousands of Yazidi girls in the ISIS slave trade.
Nadia would be sold three times, raped, beaten, and forced to convert to Islam in order to marry one of her captors. Finally, she managed a narrow escape through the streets of Mosul, finding shelter in the home of a Sunni Muslim family whose eldest son risked his life to smuggle her to the safety of a refugee camp. There, surrounded by bereaved and broken Yazidi families, Nadia decided to devote her life to bringing ISIS to justice.
As a farm girl in rural Iraq, Nadia could not have imagined she would one day address the United Nations or be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. She had never been to Baghdad, or even seen an airplane. As a slave, she was told by her captors that Yazidis would be erased from the face of the earth, and there were times when she believed them.
Today, Nadia's story--as a witness to ISIS, a survivor of rape, a refugee, a Yazidi--has forced the world to pay attention to the ongoing genocide in Iraq. It is a call to action, a testament to the human will to survive, and a love letter to a lost country, a fragile community, and a family torn apart by war."
I recommend reading this book. Gentle reader, please please please pay attention. Politics threatens to drown out this important story. Do not let that happen. Get this book and talk about it. Those supporting the #metoo campaign in particular need to read 'The Last Girl'.
Quote from page 306:
"More than anything else, I said, I want to be the last girl in the world with a story like mine."
Assisting Murad in telling her story is Jenna Krajeski, a journalist. She is a 2016 Knight-Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan.
Video of Nadia Murad's return to her destroyed village:
https://youtu.be/JcPqUCJk1eA
The stories of other Yazidi women:
https://youtu.be/Te6HOtiBcf8
https://youtu.be/rC7u2QMmfXg
x10v3x's review against another edition
5.0
Haunting.
Finished reading a few days ago and haven’t been able to get it out of my head. Wanted to put this down so many times, mostly to cry, but couldn’t stay away.
“You say we came out of nowhere, but we sent you messages... When we took the hen and chicks, it was to tell you we were going to take your women and children. When we took the ram, it was like taking your tribal leaders, and when we killed the ram, it meant we planned on killing those leaders. And the young lamb, she was your girls.”
^^^Absolutely one of the most disturbing things I’ve read.
Finished reading a few days ago and haven’t been able to get it out of my head. Wanted to put this down so many times, mostly to cry, but couldn’t stay away.
“You say we came out of nowhere, but we sent you messages... When we took the hen and chicks, it was to tell you we were going to take your women and children. When we took the ram, it was like taking your tribal leaders, and when we killed the ram, it meant we planned on killing those leaders. And the young lamb, she was your girls.”
^^^Absolutely one of the most disturbing things I’ve read.