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A review by nicole6559
Hidden Girl: The True Story of a Modern-Day Child Slave by Shyima Hall
2.0
Since this book was released I have always eyed it and wondered if it was any good. So when I saw it at my local library I knew I had to get it.
My thoughts on this novel are not meant to be malicious at all. Though it has a great message and helped me to further understand modern day slavery, I did not like this books at all.
The story read more like an essay, and while that is not a problem for most people, I prefer books to be told in a story-narration tone. Does that make sense? And at some parts the author sounded like she was lecturing the readers. I also think that she sounded very stuck up. Look. I get that she has trust issues, but she just seemed to just focus on everyone's faults.
Another big issue I had with this book is how blatantly islamaphobic the author is. I understand that the author was mistreated by Muslim men in her childhood, but most Muslim men are not controlling and abusive.
Besides those issues, my understanding of modern slavery did grow with reading this book. And that is really the only thing I enjoyed. If the book wasn't just 230 pages I probably would have stopped sooner.
The message of this book is really the only thing this book has going for it, and I would not recommend it unless you really want to be informed on modern day slavery.
My thoughts on this novel are not meant to be malicious at all. Though it has a great message and helped me to further understand modern day slavery, I did not like this books at all.
The story read more like an essay, and while that is not a problem for most people, I prefer books to be told in a story-narration tone. Does that make sense? And at some parts the author sounded like she was lecturing the readers. I also think that she sounded very stuck up. Look. I get that she has trust issues, but she just seemed to just focus on everyone's faults.
Another big issue I had with this book is how blatantly islamaphobic the author is. I understand that the author was mistreated by Muslim men in her childhood, but most Muslim men are not controlling and abusive.
Besides those issues, my understanding of modern slavery did grow with reading this book. And that is really the only thing I enjoyed. If the book wasn't just 230 pages I probably would have stopped sooner.
The message of this book is really the only thing this book has going for it, and I would not recommend it unless you really want to be informed on modern day slavery.