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I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced, by Delphine Minoui, Nojoud Ali

ktcarlston's review

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3.0

Another book where I am reminded of how much so many women suffer throughout the world. An easy, interesting read for my neighborhood book club. The writing reflects that it is in the words of a child. Which means the story is not as compelling as it could be.

irenecas's review

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4.0

Las memorias y biografías son mi género favorito. Conocer historias reales, experiencias personas y de resiliencia me inspira y me ayuda a ser consciente de otras realidades. Me hace pensar en qué diferente podía haber sido mi vida si hubiera nacido en otro lugar.

Nojuud es una niña nacida en Yemen, que con diez años es forzada a un matrimonio con un hombre que le triplica la edad. En este país es legal el matrimonio de niñas con cualquier edad, aunque se suele acordar que no se pueda mantener relaciones sexuales con ellas hasta que alcancen la pubertad. ¿Quién se cree esa historia? Yo no, desde luego.

Nojuud es violada, abusada y maltratada por su marido y, unos meses después, cuando no puede resistir más que su familia le haya robado su infancia, decide escaparse de casa y buscar ayuda desesperadamente, hasta que encuentra a un juez al que le dice claramente: QUIERO UN DIVORCIO!

En 2008, el marido y padre de Nojuud fueron llevados a juicio y, a pesar de los intentos de engaños y mentiras de ambos, se le concede el divorcio a la pequeña. En esta libro narra su historia, todo lo que tuvo que pasar con tan solo diez años.

Tras escuchar esta historia, he querido saber qué fue de la joven Nojuud, tan valiente y fuerte para su edad, que después de su divorcio volvió con su familia con la intención de volver al colegio, convertirse en abogada e impedir que su hermana pequeña fuera vendida en matrimonio. Ha sido muy duro leer que el padre de Nojuud se quedó con todo el dinero que ganó con los derechos del libro, ya que las leyes de Yemen no permitían que ella lo tuviera. Su hermana pequeña fue casada al poco tiempo, al igual que ella, que contrajo matrimonio por segunda vez con 15 años, y ahora es madre de dos hijas.

Es muy duro comprobar que los finales felices no siempre son reales. Y que la realidad, es espantosamente dolorosa.

daisytrails's review

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dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0


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waiteh22's review

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4.0

Great quick read. Depressing but eye opening. Read it almost all in one sitting Definitely recommend if you like memoirs and/or women’s rights in the Middle East.

britlitteacher's review against another edition

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dark inspiring tense fast-paced

3.75

thatonelibrarygirl's review

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2.0

I was very intrigued by this story and couldn't wait to dig in. However, for me, I just couldn't get into the writing style. This is cataloged in our library system as adult nonfiction but I disagree. I personally feel that this would be a good story for upper middle school students and early high school students as opposed to adults. The writing style is simple enough to grasp, and the content is not detailed enough to be graphic. Nujood's story is remarkable; I just wish I would've enjoyed the book more.

kmdegarmo's review against another edition

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3.0

I wasn’t able to update while listening to this audiobook. I started reading this book back in college for a class and thought I’d finally finish it. It’s a sad story but an important one. It’s hard to believe that there are girls out there that are married off at young ages like Nujood. A sad but good story.

bluenicorn's review

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3.0

This was a tough one. It's terrifying to think of a 10 year old being married and everything that goes along with that. I was considering it for a 12 year old to read, and while I still think there's merit there, I think a conversation would be essential to accompany it. This is also one of those books where I just had to know where Nujood is now, and how her life turned out. It ends so hopefully. But... I guess I shouldn't have been so surprised that the man who sold her to another man didn't respect her or her income or her sisters after the book was published. I hope that her life is one where she has bodily autonomy and makes her own choices, but... I don't have much confidence.

knit3314's review

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5.0

What can I say about this small, powerful, young girl, Nujood?

I listened to the audio version of this book and I was feeled with emotions; anger, frustration, sadness, powerlessness, encouraged, delighted, victorious. Nujood is a living example of what the "little" in our world can do to escape oppression and abuse, in spite of all the odds stacked against them, and win against the "big" (adults in this case).

You will cringe first, cry second, and cheer Nujood on in the end; and you will contemplate how can we end this type of abuse, defective reasoning/thinking on the part of the abusers/parents/villages, and save some lives. Every life is worth living, worth freedom, and worth our compassion and action.

Read Nujood's story, learn something, do something...

shahrun's review

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5.0

What an amazing story. I was astounded by Nujood's bravery. I think it was her youth and innocence that saved her and lead to these extraordinary, ground breaking events. How ever bad - and it was bad - things were for her up to this point I am certain it's just the start of things to come. She will face many more challenges in order to grow up and have a good life for herself. This is no fairytale with a happy ending. I really hope she can win against heavy odds to complete her education and become a lawyer, like she dreams of. Most of all I wish her happiness, I hope there is a follow up book in a few years.