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A review by ghada_mohammed
How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair
challenging
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
A remarkably visceral and poetic narrative of a young girl's journey on the winding path to womanhood, slowly exploring her restrained femininity and challenging the skeleton of her world, one bone at a time.
Told in a captivating, lyrical prose, How to Say Babylon is a first-hand account of growing up in Jamaica as a daughter of a Rastafari household. Before reading this, my impression of Rastafarianism was vague at best: I had always assumed that it was a chosen cultural identity, a social/spiritual movement, but I was not aware that it was an entire religion, so this book was a an educational experience for me. All in all, it was an eye-opening, candid, and heartfelt book. I highly recommend it.
Told in a captivating, lyrical prose, How to Say Babylon is a first-hand account of growing up in Jamaica as a daughter of a Rastafari household. Before reading this, my impression of Rastafarianism was vague at best: I had always assumed that it was a chosen cultural identity, a social/spiritual movement, but I was not aware that it was an entire religion, so this book was a an educational experience for me. All in all, it was an eye-opening, candid, and heartfelt book. I highly recommend it.