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I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Delphine Minoui, Nojoud Ali
A very interesting book that I'm choosing not to rate because this destroyed my faith in humanity. This book kind of broke me. It's so utterly heartbreaking and the worst part is when google Nujood after finishing the book. The books ends on a hopeful note, but Nujood's life did not follow that trajectory. She was married again before the age of 18 and dropped out of school, as did her younger sister who she desperately wanted to protect. I read nonfiction about the awful things humanity does all the time, but it hits different here. Like this is a girl who had resources, who had fame, who had people who wanted to help her, and it still didn't change anything.
In terms of the writing, it's a little brief and minimal. I think it's trying to give the impression that it was written in Nujood's voice, even though the original publication of this book was in French. I didn't love the writing, but I understood what it was trying to do.
I would recommend this, but man it was a rough time. I read it in one sitting and then spent about an hour after the fact researching her and her life after the book. It's one of those situations where I'm very glad I read it, but at the same time I kind of wish I didn't know everything.
In terms of the writing, it's a little brief and minimal. I think it's trying to give the impression that it was written in Nujood's voice, even though the original publication of this book was in French. I didn't love the writing, but I understood what it was trying to do.
I would recommend this, but man it was a rough time. I read it in one sitting and then spent about an hour after the fact researching her and her life after the book. It's one of those situations where I'm very glad I read it, but at the same time I kind of wish I didn't know everything.