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I Was Told To Come Alone by Souad Mekhennet
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
It was an amazing book that was written so well in a story telling manner rather than reducing real human stories to facts and figures.
I wad hooked from the first page and there was not any point throughout the book that I found myself losing interest. Perhaps I found it an interesting read even more so because of the current global situation and the parallels I could draw or the links I could create. I also felt that the opinions the author stated were fair. She had justifiable criticisms for all parties, she never praised one singular side.
As a muslim woman though reading her accounts of the things she has done is empowering. It makes the barriers seem less concrete since alot of the barriers faced are similar. It fills me with joy to read books like this. It fills me with hope.
I wad hooked from the first page and there was not any point throughout the book that I found myself losing interest. Perhaps I found it an interesting read even more so because of the current global situation and the parallels I could draw or the links I could create. I also felt that the opinions the author stated were fair. She had justifiable criticisms for all parties, she never praised one singular side.
As a muslim woman though reading her accounts of the things she has done is empowering. It makes the barriers seem less concrete since alot of the barriers faced are similar. It fills me with joy to read books like this. It fills me with hope.