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msepulv2's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, War, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Murder, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Hate crime, Genocide, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Child death, Grief, and Mass/school shootings
ekanjo's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual assault, Slavery, Grief, Torture, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, War, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Rape, and Sexual violence
loreabad6's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Death, and Genocide
agneswilhelmine's review against another edition
Graphic: Rape, Murder, Genocide, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, War, Xenophobia, Violence, Slavery, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Mass/school shootings, Grief, Death of parent, and Death
hollyd19's review against another edition
5.0
Murad’s writing is clear & deliberate, detailing her trauma in hopes of raising awareness & bringing justice to bear on ISIS for their war crimes. She reminisces on her youth, growing up poor but with a loving mother, large family, and a very tight-knit religious minority community. Against this backdrop, the ISIS takeover & genocide is utterly devastating to read.
Murad mentions that she struggles to extend forgiveness to those who were not a part of ISIS but did not actively combat the new order. She candidly engages with the strain of balancing compassion against feeling abandoned. Even the family that ultimately aided her escape is not fawned over in the text. Murad acknowledges that while she is grateful, she wishes that dissenters had chosen to be more actively engaged with rescues and resistance. I admired her honesty and bravery.
Ultimately, this book is remarkable, haunting, courageous, and important. I strongly recommend you pick it up.
Graphic: Rape, Genocide, Death, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Slavery
Moderate: Grief and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Vomit
ivassavi's review against another edition
3.5
3.5-3.75⭐️
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Violence
laurikas's review against another edition
3.5
But I understand it's Nadia's right to tell it, however way she wants to tell it.
It does not do to keep silent, and what courage it must take to face it all every day. I admire her for speaking out and for being so active in trying to stop the atrocities against her ethnicity and religious belief.
The only reason I won't rate this any higher is that I expected a bit more from the book - perhaps some more historical context, a different approach to the storytelling, to what the future should look like, even more political, more demanding, more forceful. As it is, I felt it repetitive and very descriptive of violence that we know exist - world is evil - but that could be triggered differently.
Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Torture
Minor: Vomit