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A review by lunaseassecondaccount
Desert Flower by Waris Dirie, Cathleen Miller
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!