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annatree's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
3.5
I had such a hard time stomaching this book, I just kept imagining these things happening to a scared little girl or teenager and it was a disturbing read
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence
maraya21's review against another edition
5.0
4.5 Stars
I read this, in Greek, way back in 2004 and it blew my mind at the time. I was in high school at the time and this type of content wasn't and still isn't the norm for people at that age range, so naturally it made an impact. A lasting one at that.
This will always be a dear book to me cause it helped my already shifting mind shift some more and do some thinking outside my temple or cave or whatever, even though I was already pretty "radical" or "different" from other people my age at the time - believe it or not.
Either way, I tots recommend it to y'all! (Why yes, I did indeed cringed writing that sentence)
Also I can't believe I have forgotten to add this jewel to my collection here until now! *oh the horror!*
I read this, in Greek, way back in 2004 and it blew my mind at the time. I was in high school at the time and this type of content wasn't and still isn't the norm for people at that age range, so naturally it made an impact. A lasting one at that.
This will always be a dear book to me cause it helped my already shifting mind shift some more and do some thinking outside my temple or cave or whatever, even though I was already pretty "radical" or "different" from other people my age at the time - believe it or not.
Either way, I tots recommend it to y'all! (Why yes, I did indeed cringed writing that sentence)
Also I can't believe I have forgotten to add this jewel to my collection here until now! *oh the horror!*
bellvswvn's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.5
eitvile's review against another edition
4.0
Labai patiko ir norėjosi perskaityti šią knygą vienu prisėdimu!
berenikeasteria's review against another edition
3.0
I picked up this book on pure chance, when it popped up as a recommendation. Since I’m interested in culture-clash and the African experience, I started reading it. Waris Dirie, who was an international model, came from the life of a desert nomad in Somalia. Fleeing in order to escape an arranged marriage to a much older man when she was just fourteen, Waris’ extraordinary flight across the desert leads first to the country’s capital of Mogadishu, and then to London, where she worked as a house servant for several years. Deciding to make something better of herself, Waris learns British ways and joins an agency as a model, but she still has obstacles to overcome in order to find work. Eventually Waris decides to speak up about what happened to her as a child; female genital mutilation, or FGM, an event that changed her life forever.
This book was a mixed bag for me. Dirie’s anecdotes about her life in Somalia, her struggle to understand the Western world, and her experiences with FGM varied from mildly interesting to fascinating. There were some parts I could’ve done without, however – mainly when she describes tedious and trivial everyday life bits that just aren’t essential to the overall story. In addition, I would say that the prose was fairly unremarkable and pedestrian. So I would say read for the subject matter, not the quality of writing.
6 out of 10
strawberryjyj's review against another edition
5.0
I read this book for the first time when I was way to young. This book gave me so many new perspective of life, and still today this is one of my favorite books of all time.
keinean's review against another edition
challenging
dark
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0