Reviews

Nevertheless, We Persisted: 48 Voices of Defiance, Strength, and Courage by Jeff Gomez, Nate Smith, Liz Wolfson, J.W. Cortés, Soraya Chemaly, Pej Vahdat, Jesselyn Silva, Fanny Starr, Celeste Lecesne, Johnny Silvercloud, Melissa Marr, Shruti Ganguly, Sally Kohn, Jililan Mercado, Amy Chu, Amy Klobuchar, Amy Fox, Alia Shawkat, Jadaida Glover, Jess Markt, Soulaima Gourani, Gavin Grimm, Leslie Herod, Patricia Valoy, Kiara Nirghin, Maulik Pancholy, Maneet Chauhan, Wade Davis, Azure Antoinette, Alysia Reiner, Binta Niambi Brown, Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, Gail Schoettler, Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez, Erin McKeown, José Antonio Tijerino, Danielle Vabner, Patrisse Khan-Cullors, Matthew Burgess, Vicki Saunders, Imran Siddiquee

vlwelser's review

hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

3.0

rynnifer's review

5.0

Thought Provoking

This book is a collection of essays from people from all walks of life, showing that obstacles are what make you stronger.

amdame1's review

3.0

48 short stories by people who persisted in a variety of difficult situations A wide variety of stories: Holocaust survivor, paraplegic basketball player who teaches in the Middle East to those wounded in the war, rape survivors, immigrants... Some truly inspirational stories that deserve to be heard.

abookishmagpie's review

3.0

While this book is filled with amazing stories of perseverance by a diverse range of individuals, I found myself feeling just okay about it. With the amount of contributors to the collection it resulted in pieces that were fairly short and that didn't feel complete in a way. I wanted more from most of these and would have liked to spend longer with each author instead of a quick blurb. However, I don't want to take away from the really moving and inspiring stories that these people did share. This type of book is important because it showcases how many different stories are out there in the world and how to find courage in oneself and work to find away to persist for what you know is right and a world you want.

booksandteadd7d0's review

4.0

I love this book. So many great stories and lessons to learn that I think everyone should hear. Personally, I did not read ever single essay just because not all of them sparked my interest, but you don't have to read all of them to benefit from the amazing stories, lessons, and inspiration from this book.

rozereads's review

4.0

Uplifting