A review by sandyk199
Emergency Sex (And Other Desperate Measures): True Stories from a War Zone by Kenneth Cain

4.0

I came across this book after seeing one of the authors interviewed on Enough Rope with Andrew Denton. This was a gripping story, and I'm fascinated with the situations that international aid workers find themselves in. The adrenaline high of saving lives and trying to make a difference comes crashing to earth when faced with the outrageous corruption of governments, and the inherent uselessness of the U.N. I struggled to relate to the female author in parts, as some of her decisions were ones I just couldn't get my head around. Having said that, who can claim rationality in those environments, particularly when love is involved? This is a book I strongly recommend.