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In Extremis: The Life of War Correspondent Marie Colvin by Lindsey Hilsum
2 reviews
stabilesero's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
5.0
A very inspiring, difficult and emotional read. I'm a little young to remember Colvin, either by name or face but I seen this in a bookshop and just felt drawn to her picture. I can imagine many a journalist aspiring to follow in her footsteps.
Hilsum absolutely nailed carrying through Colvin's goal of telling the stories of humanity and I really felt she did both Marie and the individuals she met, justice through telling their stories at equal levels of importance.
An insight into Colvin's background and life, but also of the wars and devastation she witnessed.
Hilsum absolutely nailed carrying through Colvin's goal of telling the stories of humanity and I really felt she did both Marie and the individuals she met, justice through telling their stories at equal levels of importance.
An insight into Colvin's background and life, but also of the wars and devastation she witnessed.
Graphic: Child death, Blood, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Rape, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Death, War, and Gun violence
Moderate: Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, and Eating disorder
ladymirtazapine's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.0
I honestly don't know how to rate this book. I think 5 stars for the content - it was a fascinating story of a really interesting person. But 3 stars for the writing, with its maddening run on sentences.
Graphic: War, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Infertility, Death, Child death, and Medical trauma
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