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A review by abaugher
A Thousand Sisters: My Journey into the Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman by Lisa J. Shannon
5.0
There is a life that women in Congo live that is so horrific, I'm still numb from reading about it, and I haven't been able to even partially fathom what i read about. Rape is a cultural norm in Congo. Rape, and murder. I thought about this while i was in the process reading the book, as I drove my car down a safe street late at night, as I rode my bike down a safe path in the middle of the day, as I sat in my living room and felt secure that my house would not be stormed, I would not be dragged out and kidnapped as a sex slave, nor would my loved ones be tortured and murdered right in front of me.
I could not cry during the reading of it; I'm not sure I would have been able to stop.
I am deeply disappointed that all the footage that the author took on her visits to Congo did not get used in a documentary. This story, as horrific as it is, needs to be--MUST be--told. However, there is the documentary, The Greatest Silence: Rape in Congo. I think I should combine the information from that with what the book provided and try for a less numb and shocked response, and more of a active and helpful one.
I could not cry during the reading of it; I'm not sure I would have been able to stop.
I am deeply disappointed that all the footage that the author took on her visits to Congo did not get used in a documentary. This story, as horrific as it is, needs to be--MUST be--told. However, there is the documentary, The Greatest Silence: Rape in Congo. I think I should combine the information from that with what the book provided and try for a less numb and shocked response, and more of a active and helpful one.