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Butterfly: From Refugee to Olympian - My Story of Rescue, Hope, and Triumph by Yusra Mardini
skconway1991's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
verena3258's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
elliep22's review against another edition
5.0
Whew... this was a triumphant story. This was such a gripping story of Syrian's having to flee their beloved country for safety and the opportunity to live their lives freely.
Yusra Mardini is a remarkable woman, who truly triumphed with her sister and family. I was struck by her bravery, optimism and determinism. A recurring thought that she begins to grapple with is the label refugee, and how she will always be labelled as one no matter what she does. It will always be apart of who she is. I found her story really humanizes refugees and hopefully allows those of us who have not had to flee our country to really consider refugees with the utmost respect and compassion.
Yusra Mardini is a remarkable woman, who truly triumphed with her sister and family. I was struck by her bravery, optimism and determinism. A recurring thought that she begins to grapple with is the label refugee, and how she will always be labelled as one no matter what she does. It will always be apart of who she is. I found her story really humanizes refugees and hopefully allows those of us who have not had to flee our country to really consider refugees with the utmost respect and compassion.
audreycurtis's review against another edition
emotional
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sad
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medium-paced
4.0
avastras1's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
einas99's review against another edition
challenging
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emotional
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fast-paced
5.0
krissymartini's review
adventurous
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5.0
This is a powerful book about a remarkable young woman and the lengths she went to for her freedom and her dreams. I knew only "the boat story" about Yusra Madrini prior to reading this, and the book highlights why that's not even the tip of the iceberg. I think everyone - but especially anyone who has less-than-kind opinions on refugees and immigrants - should read this book to begin to understand the danger the refugees faced in their home countries and along the way to safety. If only we were all more like Sven.