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carleesi's review
I was getting a bit of a white savior vibe from this book and found reviews that confirmed it so I decided I was done. I’m interested in own voices, not voices of white people who have brown friends.
francisca69's review against another edition
4.0
Ik waande me even in het Irak van Saddam Hussein, niet zo prettig, zeer indringend en beklemmend. Toch misten de hoofdpersonen wat diepgang vond ik. De verder niets af aan het verhaal. De stem van Simone Breukink is prettig om naar te luisteren maar jeetje wat zit ze soms te klooien met haar ademhaling, vaak ook halverwege zinnen dat ze ineens heel anders voorleest, dat was helaas even wat minder.
geeg6490's review
challenging
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
arinmorgan's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
this book was very informative for me as i don’t know much about iraqi culture or what life was like during saddam hussein’s power. the story line was really good and i like how everything connected! 7.75/10
b0okcupidity's review against another edition
4.0
Intense. Courageously written? Can I say that? The story was palpable - Iraq, 2002, the US looking for a fight, Saddam’s regime bearing down on the proud people of Iraq - the lives of three women converging in space and time.
Having read “Baghdad Without a Map” previously gave me a richer reading experience here as there is a lot of reference to the golden years of Iraq - the only real light parts of this story, done in flashbacks to that different time.
Not really a feel good story but it had moments of pure humanity and, maybe, warning? Mostly it offers an invaluable story of events and life half a world away.
Having read “Baghdad Without a Map” previously gave me a richer reading experience here as there is a lot of reference to the golden years of Iraq - the only real light parts of this story, done in flashbacks to that different time.
Not really a feel good story but it had moments of pure humanity and, maybe, warning? Mostly it offers an invaluable story of events and life half a world away.
bridgeman98's review
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
jencunn2024's review
2.0
It was just enough to keep me interested but overall I found it implausible that the protagonists would ever be able to trust each other to the level this story requires. Their actions earlier in the book create too much distrust to overcome, in my opinion. I wanted to have more emotion and empathy tied up in these characters but it never took me that far.