The Naked Don't Fear the Water: An Underground Journey with Afghan Refugees by Matthieu Aikins

The Naked Don't Fear the Water: An Underground Journey with Afghan Refugees

Matthieu Aikins

336 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction memoir travel adventurous emotional informative medium-paced

Description

In this extraordinary book, an acclaimed young war reporter chronicles a dangerous journey on the smuggler’s road to Europe, accompanying his friend, an Afghan refugee, in search of a better future. In 2016, a young Afghan driver and translator...

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Moods

informative 75%
adventurous 72%
emotional 50%
reflective 47%
challenging 34%
tense 34%
sad 31%
hopeful 29%
inspiring 18%
dark 15%
funny 4%

Pace

medium 74%
slow 13%
fast 11%

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4.12

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