A review by abitbetterbooks
They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom by Dena Takruri, Ahed Tamimi

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Absolutely incredible read. I loved the audiobook and felt that the other author, Dena, did a wonderful job bringing such painful moments and slivers of joy to life. Ahed’s story is heartbreaking and no person should ever have to endure such hardship, especially at such a young age. But despite how dark this book is, Ahed is still able to speak with such hope for the future.

If you are looking to learn more about what Palestinians experience under occupation, this is a really good place to start as a microcosm of the situation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Colonisation, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Violence, Confinement, Police brutality, Racism, Islamophobia, and Medical content

Moderate: Child death