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Najla Said is a Palestinian-Lebanese growing up in New York City. Her father is a famous Palestinian scholar and, unbeknownst to me, the reason we no longer use the word "Oriental" to describe Asian people.
Najla grew up confused and troubled with her identity. Looking for Palestine is her memoir, which describes her childhood to present day and how she has dealt with her experience of never quite fitting in.
I had high hopes for this memoir, but was unimpressed. It felt a tad whiny at times, and not quite original. It almost felt like reading a diary, and I wanted Najla to be stronger than she was. The feeling was: we all feel like we don't fit in at times, can you move on and mature now? Which is undoubtedly harsh, but how I felt.
Najla grew up confused and troubled with her identity. Looking for Palestine is her memoir, which describes her childhood to present day and how she has dealt with her experience of never quite fitting in.
I had high hopes for this memoir, but was unimpressed. It felt a tad whiny at times, and not quite original. It almost felt like reading a diary, and I wanted Najla to be stronger than she was. The feeling was: we all feel like we don't fit in at times, can you move on and mature now? Which is undoubtedly harsh, but how I felt.