A review by clarehitchens
Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter by Carmen Aguirre

4.0

I can't think of a childhood further from my own, but as I read this memoir I was struck by the resilience of children, their ability to quickly adapt to their surroundings, and their understanding of what is actually going on in the adult lives around them, probably contrary to the belief of those adults. Carmen Aguirre's story is gripping, and I learned a lot about the politics of South America from a different perspective than the stories I read in the newspapers in my own youth. In the latter half of the story, part of me thought she was crazy for not just taking the easy route of a life in Canada, and the other part admired her for her dedication to her cause of justice and human struggle.