A review by sab4
Dreaming of Baghdad by Haifa Zangana

5.0

This book took me what felt like a long time to finish, though it is short in length. I think the subject matter might have played a part in the time it took me to finish, in addition to the fact that I am completely clueless when it comes to Middle Eastern affairs. I have made it a point to become more educated on the Middle East and this book has helped. I grew up during many of the poignant events that shaped the Middle East into what it is now, but as a safeguarded American I know nothing of what has transpired and continues to transpire in the Middle East. This book was heavy and detailed, and I can't say I understood the context of a lot of what happened, but it gave me a raw, first person account of life during the Saddam Hussein reign.