A review by paigemorfitt
The Dragons, the Giant, the Women by Wayétu Moore

This is a book that everyone should read because it shows a side of immigrants / immigration that is often ignored. It shows first-person experience of war, trauma, fear.. it shows through the eyes of a child who is ignorant and innocent. It shows through the eyes of parents and caretakers who try everything to remain brave, who would do anything to protect their children. When people think of immigrants, specially from Africa or Mexico (as written from a U.S. perspective), you don't hear about what they've come from, only what the news spouts. It's important to realize that many people are fleeing and just want to be safe. They don't want to leave, but they have to. And it is important to read about what is left behind, and how difficult it is being in the U.S. and feeling isolated because you are no longer sure of where you belong.. being told you are not from the U.S., you left Liberia and thus different, you do not belong anywhere. That, too, is what needs to be understood.