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lizautumn93's review against another edition
emotional
sad
4.0
A very compelling story. Perhaps because I read the sequel first it took away some of the curiosity. Still recommend though.
egokat's review against another edition
5.0
A heartbreaking story which is hard to believe to have happened in the 21st century
bookybrookey's review against another edition
4.0
This book was such an interesting read - especially the first half that follows Waris through her childhood in the desert, her escape from marriage to an old man and her journey to eventually work in London.
One of the biggest things this book did though was make me MAD at men. Almost every guy she meets in the first half tries to rape her and then in the last few chapters her discussion on female genital mutilation really reinforced my anger towards horrible, painful or inhumane practices women must go through for the sake of their fathers/husbands/the rest of male society.
Luckily I already own her other two books so I look forward to seeing how Waris has used her experiences to help raise awareness of female genital mutilation and prevent other little girls from going through it.
One of the biggest things this book did though was make me MAD at men. Almost every guy she meets in the first half tries to rape her and then in the last few chapters her discussion on female genital mutilation really reinforced my anger towards horrible, painful or inhumane practices women must go through for the sake of their fathers/husbands/the rest of male society.
Luckily I already own her other two books so I look forward to seeing how Waris has used her experiences to help raise awareness of female genital mutilation and prevent other little girls from going through it.
lunaseassecondaccount's review against another edition
4.0
What an amazing woman. She reminds me as the original [a:Ayaan Hirsi Ali|46245|Ayaan Hirsi Ali|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1222672586p2/46245.jpg]. Both women escaped the life forced upon them, became fiercely independent females, and yet still miss their life in Somalia. And both have since become ambassadors for their cause, as well as the face of their major issues.
There are parts of the story that are skimmed over- such as how Dirie was able to divorce Nigel, and what happened to her in the early 1990s. But I'm sure a bit of poking around on Google would answer these questions. I also seem to remember a picture of her and Naomi Campbell somewhere in the book, but maybe it has since been removed due to Campbell's, ahem, issues.
The dialogue leaves a little to be desired, but Dirie admits that writing and reading English isn't her forte, and that's understandable. [a:Cathleen Miller|5676|Cathleen Miller|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg] clearly helped out, but she also obviously left most of the storytelling to Dirie, which I think works best. This is her story, after all, and it should be treated as such. I don't like it when the ghostwriter takes over.
This is a good autobiography, and Dirie is a champion for having escaped the grips of her family. Kudos to you, Dirie!
There are parts of the story that are skimmed over- such as how Dirie was able to divorce Nigel, and what happened to her in the early 1990s. But I'm sure a bit of poking around on Google would answer these questions. I also seem to remember a picture of her and Naomi Campbell somewhere in the book, but maybe it has since been removed due to Campbell's, ahem, issues.
The dialogue leaves a little to be desired, but Dirie admits that writing and reading English isn't her forte, and that's understandable. [a:Cathleen Miller|5676|Cathleen Miller|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg] clearly helped out, but she also obviously left most of the storytelling to Dirie, which I think works best. This is her story, after all, and it should be treated as such. I don't like it when the ghostwriter takes over.
This is a good autobiography, and Dirie is a champion for having escaped the grips of her family. Kudos to you, Dirie!
sinus's review against another edition
5.0
Sehr gut, sehr schmerzhaft. Ich bin dankbar, dass Waris ihr Leben so detailliert beschrieben hat und ich dadurch viel über sie, das Nomadenleben, die Wüste und auch das Modelleben lernen konnte. Es war wirklich interessant und hat außerdem auch Spaß gemacht das Buch zu lesen.
sophievc's review against another edition
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.75
A very dark but inspiring story, the second book was terrible but this one had a very good structure and if it wasn’t based on a true story you’d think it was too far fetched