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sl0wread3r's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-paced
5.0
I think, if you want to see Palestine through Palestinian eyes, you have to read this. I think this book depict it in a beautiful yet sorrow and full of regret also.
linnlivesinbooks's review against another edition
4.0
“Palestine at this moment is not the golden map hanging on a golden chain adorning the throats of women in exile”
“What does my return, or the return of any other individual mean? It is their return, the return of the millions, that is the true return. Our dead are still in the cemeteries of others. Our living are clinging to foreign borders.”
“The long Occupation has succeeded in changing us from children of Palestine to children of the idea of Palestine”
“Secondly.” Yes, this is what Rabin did. He simply neglected to speak of what happened first. Start your story with “Secondly,” and the world will be turned upside-down”
“Israel the victim polishes its hot, red knife with the sheen of forgiveness.”
Really a book written from the heart, felt like i was right there in all the scenes.
“What does my return, or the return of any other individual mean? It is their return, the return of the millions, that is the true return. Our dead are still in the cemeteries of others. Our living are clinging to foreign borders.”
“The long Occupation has succeeded in changing us from children of Palestine to children of the idea of Palestine”
“Secondly.” Yes, this is what Rabin did. He simply neglected to speak of what happened first. Start your story with “Secondly,” and the world will be turned upside-down”
“Israel the victim polishes its hot, red knife with the sheen of forgiveness.”
Really a book written from the heart, felt like i was right there in all the scenes.
anazadel's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.75
eweaver1028's review against another edition
5.0
This was a powerful and beautiful read. Barghouti’s poetic writing plainly reveals the daily struggles of exile and how the disconnect from the homeland affects all parts of the Palestinian experience. This is a very important read, as most of the things he describes are still in place today.
bashsbooks's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
I wish I had a whole discussion group, full of individuals of wide backgrounds, to engage with about I Saw Ramallah. I must confess upfront that I definitely did not understand all of it - my knowledge of Palestine and its history is woefully limited, and I'm still trying to fill in those gaps. That said, what I did understand was beautifully written and agonizingly heartbreaking in content. To be ripped from your homeland, from your family, to be painted as the agressor, to lose your loved ones thousands of miles from yourself - I cannot imagine any of these horrors, but Barghouti gives raw and gutting approximation in how he writes. I need my own copy of this - there are too many poignant passages for me to quote one or two here.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Grief, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation
Moderate: Gun violence and War
Minor: Hate crime, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy