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Desert Flower by Waris Dirie, Cathleen Miller

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mondovertigo's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny reflective fast-paced

5.0

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aminonawhim's review

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challenging dark informative inspiring fast-paced

3.5

Waris Dirie’s Desert Flower opened my eyes to the deeply disturbing practice of FGM, something I had no knowledge of before. Her raw, harrowing account was both shocking and deeply traumatizing. Despite this, I was in awe of her resilience and unshakable determination. Her nomadic spirit—constantly searching for something greater—acted as a guiding force in her life, pushing her to break free from her comfort zone time and time again. What struck me most was how she longed for the simplicity of her desert life even at the height of her success. In those harsh conditions, she found lessons in life, contentment, and happiness that stayed with her no matter where she went. There’s so much to be learned from her strength and courage. Waris, you are a force of nature! So glad I read this.
P.S. As much as I admire her story, the book’s execution left much to be desired.

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hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

This was a really quick read, and very engaging and inspiring. Waris Dirie is an incredibly brave, strong human being with a truly incredible story that I believe is important for people to hear, as it humanizes many important global issues that may not be as familiar to people in the Global North. I find it very inspiring how Dirie is using her experiences and platform for good. My favorite aspect of this book was how personal it was - whenever I was reading it, I felt like I was sitting down across from Dirie, listening to her tell me her life story. All in all, this was a wonderful book about an amazing person that I felt very fortunate to have been able to read. I would recommend this book to anybody who likes memoirs or who is looking for something quick to read.

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josy_trapp's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative medium-paced

4.0

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lalu's review against another edition

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emotional informative

3.25

Zum zweiten Mal gelesen in 2022
Wichtige Message und ein krasser Lebensweg! Waris Dirie hat ohne Zweifel enorm dazu beigetragen, dass die Welt auf weibliche Genitalverstümmelung aufmerksam wurde, davor habe ich einen Riesenrespekt.
Warum dann nur 3,25 Sterne? Das Lesen hat mir einfach keinen Spaß gemacht. Nicht weil es unangenehme Themen waren, sondern weil es schlecht geschrieben und/oder schlecht übersetzt wurde (das kann ich nicht einschätzen). Der Schreibstil hat so viel Gefühl und Ausdrucksstärke wie meine Aufsätze aus der 5. Klasse.
Und ich weiß nicht wie clever es war die beiden Zeitungsartikel am Ende des Buches abzudrucken, denn sie zeichnen nicht direkt ein vorteilhafte Bild von Waris Dirie. Im Buch gibt es ein paar Anzeichen, aber besonders durch die Artikel wirkt Frau Dirie überfordert, extrem sprunghaft und wenig empathisch. Vielleicht war es eine bewusste Entscheidung sie auf eine ehrliche Weise darzustellen, aber für mein Gefühl schießt diese Darstellung am Ziel des Buches vorbei.

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