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nqcliteracy 's review for:
Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know
by Samira Ahmed
Joyful tale with twists and turns - ultimately about the erasure of marginalized voices and the courage to be oneself. “In America we bulldoze our past, build the future in the rubble, and pretend that ghosts can’t haunt us...we ignore their voices bc we’re scared of hearing ourselves in their echoes.” Yes: we should not forget the legacy of those before us lest we lose sight of what they already fought for.
At times, I lost patience for the teenage narration, but I generally enjoyed the sleuth-like uncovering of historical details and appreciated Ahmed’s message: too often, it is solely the story of the white men in power that lasts in history books and museums for generations to come.
Who writes the stories of brown-skinned women from the shadows? Who writes of the muses? Whose stories have been missing? And now: how do we empower historically ignored contemporary voices to rise to the surface - and stay there?
At times, I lost patience for the teenage narration, but I generally enjoyed the sleuth-like uncovering of historical details and appreciated Ahmed’s message: too often, it is solely the story of the white men in power that lasts in history books and museums for generations to come.
Who writes the stories of brown-skinned women from the shadows? Who writes of the muses? Whose stories have been missing? And now: how do we empower historically ignored contemporary voices to rise to the surface - and stay there?