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I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Delphine Minoui, Nujood Ali
6 reviews
dblue236's review against another edition
3.0
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
3.0
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
2.0
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
amelody's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
lcolville's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping
aasplund's review against another edition
3.0
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.